# Qwen3.5 27B vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct

> Qwen3.5 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/qwen3-5-27b-vs-qwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 20

## Summary

- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.5 27B scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 27B leads 59.5 to 55.5.
- Qwen3.5 27B is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.40 per million input/output tokens, against $1.50 / $7.50 for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct.

## Snapshot

| | Qwen3.5 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| Rank | 127 | 186 |
| Context | 262K | 262K |
| Input $/M | $0.30 | $1.50 |
| Output $/M | $2.40 | $7.50 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Qwen3.5 27B: 38.6 (#159)
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.2 (#199)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1357 | 1275 |
| WeirdML | 39.5% | 41.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1427 | 1413 |
| ALE-Bench | 349.45 | 461.45 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Qwen3.5 27B: —
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.7 (#116)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 201.98 | — |

## Reasoning

- Qwen3.5 27B: 26.6 (#116)
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 24.7 (#141)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1414 | 1372 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 47.9% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 45.5% | — |
| DTBench | 82.4% | — |
| LMCA | 34% | — |

## Math

- Qwen3.5 27B: 36.8 (#103)
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 34.9 (#151)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1428 | 1364 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 56.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- Qwen3.5 27B: 37.4 (#149)
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.4 (#159)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1428 | 1337 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 12.1% | — |

## Multimodal

- Qwen3.5 27B: 38.7 (#56)
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1240 | — |

## Multilingual

- Qwen3.5 27B: 51.0 (#112)
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.8 (#143)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1390 | 1345 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1478 | 1356 |
| LMArena French | 1409 | 1394 |
| LMArena German | 1393 | 1324 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1345 | 1309 |
| LMArena Korean | 1359 | 1307 |
| LMArena Russian | 1389 | 1367 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1408 | 1360 |

## Instruction Following

- Qwen3.5 27B: 73.7 (#114)
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.8 (#142)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1393 | 1356 |

## Long Context

- Qwen3.5 27B: 43.1 (#103)
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#126)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | 1379 |

## Writing & Preference

- Qwen3.5 27B: 59.5 (#106)
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.5 (#142)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1409 | 1356 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1362 | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1410 | 1365 |

## FAQ

### Is Qwen3.5 27B better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?

Qwen3.5 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 27B or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?

Qwen3.5 27B is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.40 per million output tokens; Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct lists at $1.50 and $7.50.

### Is Qwen3.5 27B or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?

Qwen3.5 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.6 versus 36.2 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Both accept 262K tokens.

### How many benchmarks do Qwen3.5 27B and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?

20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.5 27B has 28 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.