Model comparison
DBRX vs Qwen3.6 35B-A3B
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. DBRX 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 14.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 32.9% for DBRX and 84.8% for Qwen3.6 35B-A3B.
Side by side
| DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 37.6 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.49 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
DBRX: 32.9 (#266), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 37.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.8% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | — |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
DBRX: —, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 22.1 (#134)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 23% |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
DBRX: 21.4 (#222), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 28.0 (#109)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 41.6% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 26% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 22% |
| DTBench | — | 73.9% |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 44.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 143.93 |
Math Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
DBRX: 24.3 (#269), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 38.9 (#121)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 20.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1145 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#294), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 51.3 (#68)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 84.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
DBRX: 29.3 (#268), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | — |
| LMArena French | 1096 | — |
| LMArena German | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
DBRX: 57.5 (#270), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
DBRX: 33.7 (#258), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
DBRX: 33.6 (#275), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than Qwen3.6 35B-A3B?
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or Qwen3.6 35B-A3B better for coding?
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.2 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has 14.