Model comparison
Claude 2.1 vs Qwen3.6 35B-A3B
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2.1 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads 51.3 to 15.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.9% for Claude 2.1 and 86.7% for Qwen3.6 35B-A3B.
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 25.2 | 37.6 |
| Released | 2023-11-21 | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.49 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Claude 2.1: 26.2 (#327), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 37.2 (#196)
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 22.1 (#134)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 23% |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Claude 2.1: 21.4 (#221), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 28.0 (#109)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 51% | 73.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.27 | 143.93 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 41.6% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 26% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 22% |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 44.4% |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |
Math Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Claude 2.1: 10.2 (#315), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 38.9 (#121)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | 86.7% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 20.4% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Claude 2.1: 15.4 (#292), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 51.3 (#68)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 84.8% |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2.1 better than Qwen3.6 35B-A3B?
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Claude 2.1 or Qwen3.6 35B-A3B better for coding?
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.2 versus 26.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has 14.