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Step 3.5 Flash vs Qwen3-235B-A22B

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Open-Weight Models · verified 13 Aug 2026

Step 3.5 FlashStepFuncurrent
Qwen3-235B-A22BAlibabacurrent
3 slots left
SpecificationStep 3.5 FlashQwen3-235B-A22B
SummaryMultimodal-focused Chinese model.Cheapest capable model, most permissive licence.
LicenceOpen weightsApache-2.0
Parameters235B MoE
CategoryOpen-Weight ModelsOpen-Weight Models
OfficialStepFunAlibaba

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Step 3.5 Flash

Multimodal-focused Chinese model.

Best for multimodal.

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Qwen3-235B-A22B

  • No licence conditions whatsoever
  • 22B active of 235B total

Best for commercial self-hosting.

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