The closest alternative to Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 is Qwen3.7 Flash — comparable intelligence (— vs —); for a cheaper option, Hy3 preview runs $0.063/M vs $0.090/M; and the best open-weight substitute is Kimi K3.
Qwen3.7 Flash is the closest alternative to Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507, with an Intelligence Index of — (Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 scores —) at $0.030 per million input tokens.
Yes — Hy3 preview costs $0.063 per million input tokens versus $0.090 for Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507, while staying within ~8 points of its Intelligence Index.
Kimi K3 is the strongest open-weight alternative to Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable, scoring 57.1 on intelligence.