INTELLECT-3 is a 106B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model (12B active) post-trained from GLM-4.5-Air-Base using supervised fine-tuning (SFT) followed by large-scale reinforcement learning (RL). It offers state-of-the-art performance for its …
Model details →Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 vs Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3-235B-A22B is a 235B parameter mixture-of-experts (MoE) model developed by Qwen, activating 22B parameters per forward pass. It supports seamless switching between a "thinking" mode for complex reasoning, math, and code tasks, and a "n…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 | Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 131K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.20 | $0.46 | 🏆 Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.10 | $1.82 | 🏆 Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 better than Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B?
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 and Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B?
Input: $0.20 vs $0.46 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.10 vs $1.82 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 and Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B support?
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 supports up to 131K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 and Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B support tool calling?
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3: yes. Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B: yes.