Model comparison
GPT-5.5 vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 25 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.5 #9 (Estimated); Qwen3.6-35B-A3B #104 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. GPT-5.5 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B share 25 comparable benchmark results. 5 of 8 categories are comparable. 32 results are unique to GPT-5.5; 32 to Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.
Updated July 22, 2026- Shared results
- 25
- GPT-5.5 only
- 32
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B only
- 32
- Comparable categories
- 5 / 8
Pick GPT-5.5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 25 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 5 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
GPT-5.5 is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 73.51 to 51.47. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
GPT-5.5's sharpest advantage is in agentic, where it averages 81.6 against 51.5. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HLE, 52.2% to 21.4%. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B does hit back in mathematics, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
GPT-5.5 gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 262K for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | GPT-5.5 | Δ | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | GPT-5.547.6 | Margin→ 40.6 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B88.2 |
| Agentic | GPT-5.581.6 | Margin← 30.1 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B51.5 |
| Coding | GPT-5.558.6 | Margin→ 15.2 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B73.8 |
| Knowledge | GPT-5.557.8 | Margin← 6.4 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B51.4 |
| Multimodal | GPT-5.570.4 | Margin→ 5.9 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B76.3 |
| Reasoning | GPT-5.585.0 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6-35B-A3BNot measured |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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HLE
KnowledgeA 52.2%B 21.4%Winner: GPT-5.5Δ 30.8HLE: GPT-5.5 scored 52.2%; Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scored 21.4%. GPT-5.5 wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
Terminal-Bench 2.0
AgenticA 82%B 51.5%Winner: GPT-5.5Δ 30.5Terminal-Bench 2.0: GPT-5.5 scored 82%; Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scored 51.5%. GPT-5.5 wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
SWE-bench Pro
CodingA 58.6%B 49.5%Winner: GPT-5.5Δ 9.1SWE-bench Pro: GPT-5.5 scored 58.6%; Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scored 49.5%. GPT-5.5 wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
GPQA
KnowledgeA 93.6%B 86%Winner: GPT-5.5Δ 7.6GPQA: GPT-5.5 scored 93.6%; Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scored 86%. GPT-5.5 wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMMU-Pro
MultimodalA 81.2%B 75.3%Winner: GPT-5.5Δ 5.9MMMU-Pro: GPT-5.5 scored 81.2%; Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scored 75.3%. GPT-5.5 wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | GPT-5.5 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | GPT-5.5$5 input / $30 output | Qwen3.6-35B-A3BNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | GPT-5.5Not available | Qwen3.6-35B-A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | GPT-5.5Not available | Qwen3.6-35B-A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | GPT-5.51M | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B262K | GPT-5.5 lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
AgenticGPT-5.5 wins31 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 82% | 51.5% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| CyberGymSource | 81.8% | — | Not comparable |
| BrowseCompSource | 84.4% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | 78.7% | — | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | 75.3% | 62.8% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| ToolathlonSource | 55.6% | 26.9% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 93.9% | 95.3% | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B leads |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 44.9% | 21.4% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| APEX-Agents-AASource | 37.7% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 49.5% | 27.4% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 1490 | 1049 | GPT-5.5 leads |
| Gert LabsSource | 72.93% | 42.65% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| ResearchClawBenchSource | 17.0% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorld 2.0Source | 13.0% | — | Not comparable |
| JobBenchSource | 42.7% | — | Not comparable |
| ExploitGymSource | 13.4% | — | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | 1154 | — | Not comparable |
| AA AutomationBenchSource | 42.1% | — | Not comparable |
| AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource | 46.6% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Harvey LABSource | 86.3% | — | Not comparable |
| AA ITBenchSource | 45.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | 31.3% | — | Not comparable |
| terminalBenchHardSource | 60.6% | — | Not comparable |
| aaTerminalBench21Source | 84.3% | — | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | — | 68.7% | Not comparable |
| QwenClawBenchSource | — | 52.6% | Not comparable |
| QwenWebBenchSource | — | 1397 | Not comparable |
| τ³-bench resultsSource | — | 67.2% | Not comparable |
| VITA-BenchSource | — | 35.6% | Not comparable |
| DeepPlanningSource | — | 25.9% | Not comparable |
| WideResearchSource | — | 60.1% | Not comparable |
CodingQwen3.6-35B-A3B wins13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench ProSource | 58.6% | 49.5% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 82.0% | 51.5% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| Vibe Code BenchSource | 69.85% | — | Not comparable |
| React Native EvalsSource | 84.7% | — | Not comparable |
| cursorBench31Source | 59.2% | — | Not comparable |
| cursorBench32Source | 58.4% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | 74.9% | 41.9% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 56.1% | 35.8% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| FrontierCode 1.1 MainSource | 43.0% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | — | 73.4% | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | — | 67.2% | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBenchSource | — | 80.4% | Not comparable |
| NL2RepoSource | — | 29.4% | Not comparable |
Reasoning5 benchmarks
KnowledgeGPT-5.5 wins13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 93.6% | 86% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| GPQA-DSource | 93.6% | — | Not comparable |
| HLESource | 52.2% | 21.4% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | 41.4% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 54.8% | 31.6% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 93.5% | 84.1% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| AA-HLESource | 44.3% | 20.2% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 20.1% | -21.4% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 56.9% | 18.9% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 85.5% | 49.7% | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B leads |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 85.2% | Not comparable |
| SuperGPQASource | — | 64.7% | Not comparable |
| C-EvalSource | — | 90% | Not comparable |
MathQwen3.6-35B-A3B wins8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (legacy)Source | 51.7% | — | Not comparable |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source | 51.700% | — | Not comparable |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source | 35.400% | — | Not comparable |
| HMMT Feb 2025Source | — | 90.7% | Not comparable |
| HMMT Nov 2025Source | — | 89.1% | Not comparable |
| HMMT Feb 2026Source | — | 83.6% | Not comparable |
| MMAnswerBenchSource | — | 78.9% | Not comparable |
| AIME26Source | — | 92.7% | Not comparable |
MultimodalQwen3.6-35B-A3B wins18 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMU-ProSource | 81.2% | 75.3% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| MMMU-Pro w/ PythonSource | 83.2% | — | Not comparable |
| OfficeQA ProSource | 54.1% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 79.9% | 75.0% | GPT-5.5 leads |
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1282 | — | Not comparable |
| MMMUSource | — | 81.7% | Not comparable |
| RealWorldQASource | — | 85.3% | Not comparable |
| OmniDocBench 1.5Source | — | 89.9% | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | — | 78% | Not comparable |
| SimpleVQASource | — | 58.9% | Not comparable |
| CC-OCRSource | — | 81.9% | Not comparable |
| AI2D_TESTSource | — | 92.7% | Not comparable |
| RefCOCO (avg)Source | — | 92.0% | Not comparable |
| ODINW13Source | — | 50.8% | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (with subtitle)Source | — | 86.6% | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (w/o subtitle)Source | — | 82.5% | Not comparable |
| VideoMMMUSource | — | 83.7% | Not comparable |
| MLVU (M-Avg)Source | — | 86.2% | Not comparable |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 75.9% | 64.4% | GPT-5.5 leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (6)
Which is better, GPT-5.5 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
GPT-5.5 is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 73.51 to 51.47. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HLE, where the scores are 52.2% and 21.4%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.5 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
GPT-5.5 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 57.8 versus 51.4. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for coding, GPT-5.5 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 73.8 versus 58.6. Inside this category, AA Coding Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for math, GPT-5.5 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 88.2 versus 47.6. GPT-5.5 stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.5 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
GPT-5.5 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.6 versus 51.5. Inside this category, GDPval-AA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, GPT-5.5 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 76.3 versus 70.4. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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