Model comparison
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B scores higher in 6 categories and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct in 2 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads 47.8 to 37.0.
- Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is cheaper at $0.25 / $2 per million input/output tokens, against $1.50 / $7.50 for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct.
Side by side
| Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 42.0 | 38.1 |
| Released | 2026-02-01 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 28 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 33.8 (#251), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 35.5 (#223)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1254 | 1275 |
| LMArena Coding | 1410 | 1412 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| SciCode | 29.3% | — |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.9 (#123)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 24.6 (#161), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 25.5 (#149)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1400 | 1372 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
| CritPt | 0.6% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 10% | — |
| DTBench | 80% | — |
| LMCA | 29.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.52 | — |
Math Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 39.9 (#97), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1404 | 1365 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 56% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 70% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 47.8 (#79), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1408 | 1338 |
| GPQA Diamond | 83.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 10.5% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 50.0 (#127), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.7 (#148)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | 1346 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1457 | 1357 |
| LMArena French | 1412 | 1398 |
| LMArena German | 1367 | 1325 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1325 | 1310 |
| LMArena Korean | 1356 | 1305 |
| LMArena Russian | 1376 | 1366 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1392 | 1360 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 72.8 (#128), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.6 (#147)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1379 | 1355 |
Long Context Too close to call
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 42.4 (#127), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#131)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1389 | 1378 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 57.9 (#124), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1395 | 1357 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1346 | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1390 | 1365 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.5 35B-A3B better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 35B-A3B or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.25 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens; Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct lists at $1.50 and $7.50.
Is Qwen3.5 35B-A3B or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.5 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.5 35B-A3B and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has 28 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.