Pixtral Large vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Wins 5 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 12 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video03Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning3 of 3 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking02Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning2 of 2 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software01Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning1 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning1 of 1 test
Coding, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+51.7points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+26.7points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+22points ahead
Where Pixtral Large pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 12 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning
- SciCodeQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 10.729.239.9+10.7
ReasoningQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning
- GPQA DiamondQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 26.750.577.2+26.7
- Humanity's Last ExamQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 9.12.811.9+9.1
Images and chartsQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning
Long documentsQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning
- AA-LCRQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 51.71263.7+51.7
Following instructionsQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning
- IFBenchQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 2234.556.5+22
Other results4 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 17.636.554.1+17.6
- MM MTBenchQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 7.80.78.5+7.8
- AA IntelligenceQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 6.37.113.4+6.3
- AI2DPixtral Large by 4.693.889.2+4.6
Questions people ask
Which is better, Pixtral Large or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning?
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning wins all five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. Pixtral Large wins none.
Which is better for coding?
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning. It wins the one coding test both models report.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 12 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 8 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 4 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.