Model comparison
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 vs Qwen3.6 35B-A3B
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads 51.3 to 35.5.
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 38.8 | 37.6 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.49 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 leads
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 38.5 (#175), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 37.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.8% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1314 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: —, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 22.1 (#134)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 23% |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 25.9 (#141), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 28.0 (#109)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 41.6% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 26% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1299 | — |
| 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
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 36.1 (#174), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 38.9 (#121)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 20.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1298 | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 35.5 (#183), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 51.3 (#68)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 84.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1289 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 41.9 (#201), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1265 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1314 | — |
| LMArena German | 1231 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1207 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1271 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 67.2 (#199), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1275 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 39.2 (#184), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1292 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 49.4 (#192), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1299 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1262 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1299 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 better than Qwen3.6 35B-A3B?
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 or Qwen3.6 35B-A3B better for coding?
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.5 versus 37.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 has 14 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has 14.