Model comparison
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B vs Wizardlm 70b
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B scores higher in 7 categories and Wizardlm 70b in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads 57.9 to 34.8.
Side by side
| Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Wizardlm 70b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 42.0 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2026-02-01 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 33.8 (#251), Wizardlm 70b: 31.4 (#285)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1410 | 1081 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1254 | — |
| SciCode | 29.3% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 24.6 (#161), Wizardlm 70b: 20.7 (#234)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1400 | 1079 |
| 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), Wizardlm 70b: 32.2 (#218)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1404 | 1116 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 56% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 70% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 47.8 (#79), Wizardlm 70b: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 10.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1408 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 50.0 (#127), Wizardlm 70b: 29.6 (#265)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | 1078 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1457 | 1052 |
| LMArena German | 1367 | 1083 |
| LMArena Russian | 1376 | 1155 |
| LMArena French | 1412 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1325 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1356 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1392 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 72.8 (#128), Wizardlm 70b: 56.3 (#273)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1379 | 1093 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 42.4 (#127), Wizardlm 70b: 33.3 (#263)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1389 | 1097 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 57.9 (#124), Wizardlm 70b: 34.8 (#269)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1395 | 1120 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1346 | 1149 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1390 | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.5 35B-A3B better than Wizardlm 70b?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen3.5 35B-A3B or Wizardlm 70b better for coding?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.8 versus 31.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.5 35B-A3B and Wizardlm 70b share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has 28 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 70b has 12.