# DBRX vs Qwen3.6 35B-A3B

> Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-qwen3-6-35b-a3b
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 1

## Summary

- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads 51.3 to 14.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 32.9% for DBRX and 84.8% for Qwen3.6 35B-A3B.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 37.6 |
| Rank | 311 | 201 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.25 |
| Output $/M | — | $1.49 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.9 (#266)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 37.2 (#196)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.8% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | — |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

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

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

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 21.4 (#222)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 28.0 (#109)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 41.6% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 26% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 22% |
| DTBench | — | 73.9% |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 44.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 143.93 |

## Math

- DBRX: 24.3 (#269)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 38.9 (#121)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 20.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1145 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#294)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 51.3 (#68)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 84.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | — |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.3 (#268)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | — |
| LMArena French | 1096 | — |
| LMArena German | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.5 (#270)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | — |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#258)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.6 (#275)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | — |

## FAQ

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

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or Qwen3.6 35B-A3B better for coding?

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.2 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

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

1 benchmark has published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has 14.