Grok 4.5 vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Head-to-head comparison across 2benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verdict
Grok 4.5 leads for most workloads.
Based on BenchLM composite scores, July 2026.
Grok 4.5
75
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
54
Verified leaderboard positions: Grok 4.5 unranked · Qwen3.5-35B-A3B #33
Pick Grok 4.5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill.
Category Radar
Head-to-Head by Category
Category Breakdown
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Δ | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 83.3 | ← 32.3 | 51.0 |
| Coding | 64.7 | ← 4.1 | 60.6 |
| Reasoning | — | — | 59.0 |
| Knowledge | — | — | 81.7 |
| Multilingual | — | — | 81.0 |
| Inst. Following | — | — | 91.9 |
Operational Comparison
Grok 4.5
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
$2 / $6
$0 / $0
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500K
262K
Quick Verdict
Pick Grok 4.5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill.
Grok 4.5 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 75 to 54. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Grok 4.5's sharpest advantage is in agentic, where it averages 83.3 against 51. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is Terminal-Bench 2.0, 83.3% to 40.5%.
Grok 4.5 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. Grok 4.5 gives you the larger context window at 500K, compared with 262K for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B.
Benchmark Deep Dive
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Which is better, Grok 4.5 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
Grok 4.5 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 75 to 54. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 83.3% and 40.5%.
Which is better for coding, Grok 4.5 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
Grok 4.5 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 64.7 versus 60.6. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Grok 4.5 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
Grok 4.5 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 83.3 versus 51. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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