Model comparison
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads 51.3 to 35.2.
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 37.6 | 39.2 |
| Released | 2026-04-01 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.49 | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 37.2 (#196), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 35.8% | — |
| WeirdML | 34.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1316 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 22.1 (#134), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 23% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 28.0 (#109), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 41.6% | — |
| CritPt | 0.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 26% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1299 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 22% | — |
| DTBench | 73.9% | — |
| LMCA | 29.7% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 44.4% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 143.93 | — |
Math Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 38.9 (#121), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 20.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 86.7% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1304 |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 51.3 (#68), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 84.8% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1279 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1290 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1331 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1324 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1287 |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1307 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1321 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1328 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1292 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.6 35B-A3B better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen3.6 35B-A3B or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.5 versus 37.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.6 35B-A3B and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has 14 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.