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 VL 235B A22B Thinking
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding across images and video. The Thinking model is optimized for multimodal reasoning in STEM and math. The series emphasizes robust…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking | 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 | $0.26 | 🏆 Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.10 | $2.60 | 🏆 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. | — | Yes | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 better than Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?
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 VL 235B A22B Thinking?
Input: $0.20 vs $0.26 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.10 vs $2.60 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking support?
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 supports up to 131K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking support tool calling?
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3: yes. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: yes.