gpt-oss-20b vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

Compare gpt-oss-20b from OpenAI and Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

gpt-oss-20b vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: side-by-side summary

gpt-oss-20b and Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

gpt-oss-20b, from OpenAI, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced at $0.018/M tokens input, $0.09/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking, from Qwen, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced by the provider serving it on OpenRouter.

Context window

gpt-oss-20b: 131,072 tokens
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: 131,072 tokens

Price

gpt-oss-20b: $0.018/M tokens input, $0.09/M tokens output
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: Pricing varies by provider

Provided by

gpt-oss-20b: OpenAI
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: Qwen

gpt-oss-20b vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking at a glance

gpt-oss-20b vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking comparison
Attribute	gpt-oss-20b	Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
Input price	$0.018/M tokens	Pricing varies by provider
Output price	$0.09/M tokens	Pricing varies by provider
Context window	131,072 tokens	131,072 tokens
Intelligence Index	10.0	13.4
Coding Index	Not available	Not available
Agentic Index	Not available	Not available
Latency (p50)	3.01 s	Not available
Throughput (p50)	19.0 tok/s	Not available

Benchmark data updated Oct 5, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Which has the longer context window, gpt-oss-20b or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?

gpt-oss-20b and Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking have the same context window of 131,072 tokens.

gpt-oss-20b vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

gpt-oss-20b vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

Overview