Model comparison
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B vs Yi-Lightning
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-Lightning in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads 47.7 to 34.8.
- Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.7 | 36.5 |
| Released | 2026-02-01 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 33.5 (#244), Yi-Lightning: 27.0 (#315)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1410 | 1313 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1254 | — |
| SciCode | 29.3% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 23.9 (#158), Yi-Lightning: 24.9 (#137)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1400 | 1302 |
| 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: 38.4 (#86), Yi-Lightning: 33.5 (#173)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1404 | 1300 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 56% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 70% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 47.7 (#73), Yi-Lightning: 34.8 (#182)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1408 | 1286 |
| GPQA Diamond | 83.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 10.5% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 50.2 (#122), Yi-Lightning: 42.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1379 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1458 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1412 | 1304 |
| LMArena German | 1367 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1326 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 1354 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1377 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1390 | 1315 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 73.0 (#123), Yi-Lightning: 67.6 (#191)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1379 | 1278 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 42.4 (#122), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1390 | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 58.1 (#118), Yi-Lightning: 50.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1395 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1347 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1391 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.5 35B-A3B better than Yi-Lightning?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen3.5 35B-A3B or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.5 versus 27.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.5 35B-A3B and Yi-Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has 28 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.