DBRX Instruct vs Holo3-35B-A3B

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

Agentic
Coding
Multimodal & Grounded
Reasoning
Knowledge
Instruction Following
Multilingual
Mathematics

DBRX Instruct· Holo3-35B-A3B

Quick Verdict

Pick Holo3-35B-A3B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DBRX Instruct only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill.

Holo3-35B-A3B is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 78 to 41. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Holo3-35B-A3B's sharpest advantage is in agentic, where it averages 77.8 against 34.3. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is OSWorld-Verified, 29% to 77.8%.

Holo3-35B-A3B is also the more expensive model on tokens at $0.25 input / $1.80 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for DBRX Instruct. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. Holo3-35B-A3B gives you the larger context window at 64K, compared with 32K for DBRX Instruct.

Operational tradeoffs

PriceFree*$0.25 / $1.80
SpeedN/AN/A
TTFTN/AN/A
Context32K64K

Decision framing

BenchLM keeps the benchmark table and the operator tradeoffs on the same page so a better score does not hide a materially slower, pricier, or smaller-context model.

Runtime metrics show N/A when BenchLM does not have a sourced snapshot for that exact model. The scoring rules and freshness policy are documented on the methodology page.

BenchmarkDBRX InstructHolo3-35B-A3B
AgenticHolo3-35B-A3B wins
Terminal-Bench 2.041%
BrowseComp31%
OSWorld-Verified29%77.8%
Coding
HumanEval70.1%
SWE-bench Pro48%
Multimodal & Grounded
MMMU-Pro36%
OfficeQA Pro35%
Reasoning
LongBench v236%
MRCRv237%
Knowledge
MMLU73.7%
FrontierScience52%
Instruction Following
Coming soon
Multilingual
MMLU-ProX46%
Mathematics
Coming soon
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, DBRX Instruct or Holo3-35B-A3B?

Holo3-35B-A3B is ahead overall, 78 to 41. The biggest single separator in this matchup is OSWorld-Verified, where the scores are 29% and 77.8%.

Which is better for agentic tasks, DBRX Instruct or Holo3-35B-A3B?

Holo3-35B-A3B has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 77.8 versus 34.3. Inside this category, OSWorld-Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 31, 2026

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