Model comparison
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B vs Yi-34B
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B scores higher in 8 categories and Yi-34B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads 47.7 to 7.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 83.5% for Qwen3.5 35B-A3B and 14.7% for Yi-34B.
Side by side
| Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.7 | 27.4 |
| Released | 2026-02-01 | 2023-11-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 33.5 (#244), Yi-34B: 31.8 (#269)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1410 | 1112 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1254 | — |
| SciCode | 29.3% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 23.9 (#158), Yi-34B: 20.3 (#222)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1400 | 1104 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.52 | 117.28 |
| CritPt | 0.6% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 10% | — |
| DTBench | 80% | — |
| LMCA | 29.5% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
Math Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 38.4 (#86), Yi-34B: 19.8 (#277)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1404 | 1114 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 56% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 70% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 5.1% |
| GSM8K | — | 76% |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 47.7 (#73), Yi-34B: 7.5 (#304)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.5% | 14.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1408 | 1061 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 10.5% | — |
| MMLU | — | 76.3% |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 50.2 (#122), Yi-34B: 29.9 (#259)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1379 | 1079 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1458 | 1175 |
| LMArena French | 1412 | 1080 |
| LMArena German | 1367 | 1042 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1326 | 993 |
| LMArena Korean | 1354 | 959 |
| LMArena Russian | 1377 | 1050 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1390 | 1070 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 73.0 (#123), Yi-34B: 56.4 (#269)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1379 | 1091 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 42.4 (#122), Yi-34B: 33.2 (#259)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1390 | 1094 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 58.1 (#118), Yi-34B: 34.3 (#268)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1395 | 1129 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1347 | 1108 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1391 | 1113 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.5 35B-A3B better than Yi-34B?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen3.5 35B-A3B or Yi-34B better for coding?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.5 versus 31.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.5 35B-A3B and Yi-34B share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has 28 scored results on Noometry and Yi-34B has 23.