Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins overall with a score of 55 vs 31 (24 point difference).Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

63.5

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

37.8

65
MMLU
40
65
GPQA
39
63
SuperGPQA
37
61
OpenBookQA
35

Coding

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

57

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

32

57
HumanEval
32

Mathematics

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

64

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

39

65
AIME 2023
40
67
AIME 2024
42
66
AIME 2025
41
61
HMMT Feb 2023
36
63
HMMT Feb 2024
38
62
HMMT Feb 2025
37
64
BRUMO 2025
39

Reasoning

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

62

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

37

63
SimpleQA
38
61
MuSR
36

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores higher overall with 55 vs 31, a difference of 24 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 63.5 vs 37.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in coding with an average score of 57 vs 32.

Which is better for math, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in math with an average score of 64 vs 39.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in reasoning with an average score of 62 vs 37.