Model comparison
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.6 to 33.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 3.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.5 122B-A10B's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen3 Coder Next in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.5 122B-A10B leads 26.4 to 21.7.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $3.20 for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B.
Side by side
| Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.6 | 33.8 |
| Released | 2026-02-23 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3.20 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 27 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 122B-A10B leads
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: 38.8 (#155), Qwen3 Coder Next: 35.8 (#206)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 35.6% | 32.3% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1360 | — |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1436 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 122B-A10B leads
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: 26.4 (#121), Qwen3 Coder Next: 21.7 (#191)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0.9% | 0% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 51.7% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 51.2% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1421 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 17% | — |
| DTBench | 84.3% | — |
| LMCA | 32.2% | — |
Math Not comparable
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: 36.4 (#114), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1432 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: 38.2 (#138), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.2% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: 39.0 (#52), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1245 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: 51.8 (#101), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1400 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1462 | — |
| LMArena French | 1442 | — |
| LMArena German | 1425 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1364 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1353 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1400 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1423 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: 74.0 (#109), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1399 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: 43.0 (#105), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1410 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: 60.2 (#98), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1417 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1369 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1416 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.5 122B-A10B better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.6 to 33.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 3.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.5 122B-A10B's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5 122B-A10B lists at $0.40 and $3.20.
Is Qwen3.5 122B-A10B or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.8 versus 35.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.5 122B-A10B and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B has 27 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.