# Claude 2 vs Qwen3.6 35B-A3B

> Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 25.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/claude-2-vs-qwen3-6-35b-a3b
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 4

## Summary

- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads 51.3 to 16.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 2.5% for Claude 2 and 86.7% for Qwen3.6 35B-A3B.
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 25.0 | 37.6 |
| Rank | 346 | 201 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.25 |
| Output $/M | — | $1.49 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Claude 2: —
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 37.2 (#196)

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.8% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.5% |
| HumanEval+ | 61.6% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Claude 2: —
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 22.1 (#134)

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 23% |

## Reasoning

- Claude 2: 21.7 (#216)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 28.0 (#109)

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 51.9% | 73.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 120.13 | 143.93 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 41.6% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 26% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 22% |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 44.4% |

## Math

- Claude 2: 9.3 (#320)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 38.9 (#121)

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.5% | 86.7% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 20.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- Claude 2: 16.9 (#287)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 51.3 (#68)

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34.7% | 84.8% |
| MMLU | 78.5% | — |
| TriviaQA | 87.5% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Claude 2 better than Qwen3.6 35B-A3B?

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 25.0 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Claude 2 and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2 has 8 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has 14.