Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Qwen3.5 35B-A3B
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 42.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Baidu
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 6 categories and Qwen3.5 35B-A3B in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 44.0 to 33.8.
- Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 42.0 |
| Released | — | 2026-02-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 33.8 (#251)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1410 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1254 |
| SciCode | — | 29.3% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 24.6 (#161)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1400 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0.6% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 10% |
| DTBench | — | 80% |
| LMCA | — | 29.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.52 |
Math Too close to call
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 39.9 (#97)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1404 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 56% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 70% |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 47.8 (#79)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1408 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 83.5% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 10.5% |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 50.0 (#127)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | 1457 |
| LMArena French | 1488 | 1412 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1367 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1325 |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | 1356 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1376 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | 1392 |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 72.8 (#128)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1379 |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 42.4 (#127)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1389 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 57.9 (#124)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1395 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1346 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1390 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Qwen3.5 35B-A3B?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 42.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Qwen3.5 35B-A3B better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Qwen3.5 35B-A3B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has 28.