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Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking vs KAT-Coder-Pro V2

Pick KAT-Coder-Pro V2 when budget and context both matter.

Page updated:  Data confirmed:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick KAT-Coder-Pro V2 when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, KAT-Coder-Pro V2 is estimated at $0.9 vs $1.56 for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking, saving $0.66 (42.3% lower).

Cost-first pickKAT-Coder-Pro V2
Context-first pickKAT-Coder-Pro V2
Sample savings$0.6642.3%
10x traffic gap$6.6

KAT-Coder-Pro V2 is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $6.6. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

KAT-Coder-Pro V2 stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingKAT-Coder-Pro V2
Input-heavy / RAG5M input + 500K outputKAT-Coder-Pro V2$2.6$2.1
Balanced workload1M input + 1M outputKAT-Coder-Pro V2$2.86$1.5
Output-heavy chatbot1M input + 5M outputKAT-Coder-Pro V2$13.26$6.3
Cheaper input Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking $0.26 vs $0.3 / 1M

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking is $0.04 cheaper per 1M input tokens (13.3% lower; 1.15x difference).

Cheaper output KAT-Coder-Pro V2 $2.6 vs $1.2 / 1M

KAT-Coder-Pro V2 is $1.4 cheaper per 1M output tokens (53.8% lower; 2.17x difference).

Larger context KAT-Coder-Pro V2 131.07K vs 256K

KAT-Coder-Pro V2 has 124.93K more context (1.95x larger).

Sample workload KAT-Coder-Pro V2 $1.56 vs $0.9

KAT-Coder-Pro V2 is $0.66 cheaper on the standard workload (42.3% lower).

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Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking has the lower input price; KAT-Coder-Pro V2 has the lower output price; KAT-Coder-Pro V2 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, KAT-Coder-Pro V2 is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $1.56 for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking and $0.9 for KAT-Coder-Pro V2.

Best Fit

Choose Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking when you care most about lower input-token price.

Choose KAT-Coder-Pro V2 when you care most about lower output-token price, and larger context window.

Decision Notes
  • On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, KAT-Coder-Pro V2 is estimated at $0.9 vs $1.56 for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking, saving $0.66 (42.3% lower).
  • KAT-Coder-Pro V2 is $0.66 cheaper on the standard workload (42.3% lower).
  • Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking is $0.04 cheaper per 1M input tokens (13.3% lower; 1.15x difference).
  • KAT-Coder-Pro V2 is $1.4 cheaper per 1M output tokens (53.8% lower; 2.17x difference).
  • KAT-Coder-Pro V2 has 124.93K more context (1.95x larger).
Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureQwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
(Qwen)		KAT-Coder-Pro V2
(Kwaipilot)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M		$0.26$0.3
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$2.6$1.2
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$1.56$0.9
Context Window131.07K256K
Release Date
Popularity#103#117

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionKAT-Coder-Pro V2On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, KAT-Coder-Pro V2 is estimated at $0.9 vs $1.56 for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking, saving $0.66 (42.3% lower).
High-volume input processingQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingLower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsKAT-Coder-Pro V2Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workKAT-Coder-Pro V2A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

Related Alternatives

Same-provider lower-cost swaps
  • Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct (free) can replace Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.
  • Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) can replace Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.
  • Qwen2.5 7B Instruct can replace Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.09.
  • Qwen3.5-9B can replace Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.11.
Larger context near this budget
  • Llama 4 Scout offers 10M context with $0.23 sample workload cost.
  • Owl Alpha offers 1.05M context with $0 sample workload cost.
  • MiMo-V2.5 offers 1.05M context with $0.28 sample workload cost.
  • DeepSeek V4 Flash offers 1.05M context with $0.2 sample workload cost.

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