Model comparison
Kimi 3 vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verified leaderboard positions: Kimi 3 unranked; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B #30
Evidence parity. Kimi 3 and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to Kimi 3; 29 to Qwen3.5-35B-A3B.
Updated July 14, 2026- Shared results
- 0
- Kimi 3 only
- 0
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only
- 29
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Kimi 3 and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM does not have sourced benchmark coverage for Kimi 3 yet. This comparison is currently limited to metadata such as context window, reasoning mode, and pricing where available.
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the larger context window at 262K, compared with null for Kimi 3.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Kimi 3 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Kimi 3Not available | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B$0 input / $0 output | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Kimi 3Not available | Qwen3.5-35B-A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Kimi 3Not available | Qwen3.5-35B-A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Kimi 3Not available | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B262K | A complete context comparison is not available. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic5 benchmarks
Coding4 benchmarks
Reasoning3 benchmarks
Knowledge9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi 3 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 85.3% | Not comparable |
| SuperGPQASource | — | 63.4% | Not comparable |
| GPQASource | — | 84.2% | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | — | 29.3% | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | — | 84.5% | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | — | 19.7% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | -46.4% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 20.5% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 84.0% | Not comparable |
Multilingual1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi 3 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProXSource | — | 81% | Not comparable |
Multimodal5 benchmarks
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Kimi 3 and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Kimi 3 and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B today?
Kimi 3: Pricing unavailable Qwen3.5-35B-A3B: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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