VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is Qwen3 VL 235B A22b Thinking state of the art?
No.Best current rank is #71 in Vision.
As of Oct 14, 2026, Qwen3 VL 235B A22b Thinking from Alibaba / Qwen. Best current rank is #71 in Vision. Ranked #71 in Vision.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Ranked #120 in General LLM.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking | 1394.7141741264263 1387.9–1401.5 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking | 1417.4116013721648 1408.3–1426.6 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, math) qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking | 1400.9642549145146 1372.6–1429.3 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking | 1452.1633796737244 1437.8–1466.5 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query) qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking | 1403.1745848288833 1389.6–1416.8 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Vision (style-controlled) qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking | 1188.5885996596655 1176.2–1200.9 | 2026-10-09 | INDEP. | snap_44d0155ee751 |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
No closed or open crown interval includes this model.
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | Not SOTA · #120 | Ranked #120 in General LLM. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #120 | Ranked #120 in Reasoning. |
| Math | Not SOTA · #108 | Ranked #108 in Math. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #108 | Ranked #108 in Coding. |
| Long context | Not SOTA · #118 | Ranked #118 in Long context. |
| Vision | Not SOTA · #71 | Ranked #71 in Vision. |