Model comparison
Claude 2 vs Qwen3.6 35B-A3B
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 25.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads 51.3 to 16.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 2.5% for Claude 2 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 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 25.0 | 37.6 |
| Released | 2023-07-11 | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.49 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Claude 2: —, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 37.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.8% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.5% |
| HumanEval+ | 61.6% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude 2: —, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 22.1 (#134)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 23% |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Claude 2: 21.7 (#216), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 28.0 (#109)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 51.9% | 73.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 120.13 | 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% |
Math Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Claude 2: 9.3 (#320), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 38.9 (#121)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.5% | 86.7% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 20.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Claude 2: 16.9 (#287), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 51.3 (#68)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34.7% | 84.8% |
| MMLU | 78.5% | — |
| TriviaQA | 87.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2 better than Qwen3.6 35B-A3B?
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 25.0 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2 and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2 has 8 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has 14.