Model comparison

Laguna XS.2 vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Data verified July 27, 2026

Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

Laguna XS.2

Poolside

N/A

No comparison

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Alibaba

56/100

1 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Laguna XS.2 unranked (Not scored); Qwen3.5-35B-A3B #80 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Laguna XS.2 and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B share 2 comparable benchmark results. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to Laguna XS.2; 26 to Qwen3.5-35B-A3B.

Updated July 27, 2026

Shared results: 2
Laguna XS.2 only: 3
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only: 26
Comparable categories: 2 / 8

Treat this as a split decision. Laguna XS.2 makes more sense if coding is the priority; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is the better fit if agentic is the priority or you need the larger 262K context window.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 2 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Laguna XS.2 and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B gives you the larger context window at 262K, compared with 256K for Laguna XS.2.

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 scores and score margins for Laguna XS.2 and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Category	Laguna XS.2	Δ	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Agentic	Laguna XS.235.7	Margin→ 15.3	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B51.0
Coding	Laguna XS.260.8	Margin← 0.2	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B60.6
Reasoning	Laguna XS.2Not measured	MarginNo overlap	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B59.0
Knowledge	Laguna XS.2Not measured	MarginNo overlap	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B81.6
Multilingual	Laguna XS.2Not measured	MarginNo overlap	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B81.0
Inst. Following	Laguna XS.2Not measured	MarginNo overlap	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B91.9

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

A · Laguna XS.2B · Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Terminal-Bench 2.0
Agentic
Source ↗
A 35.7%B 40.5%
Winner: Qwen3.5-35B-A3BΔ 4.8
Terminal-Bench 2.0: Laguna XS.2 scored 35.7%; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B scored 40.5%. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B wins this benchmark.
SWE-bench Verified
Coding
Source ↗
A 69.9%B 69.2%
Winner: Laguna XS.2Δ 0.7
SWE-bench Verified: Laguna XS.2 scored 69.9%; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B scored 69.2%. Laguna XS.2 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

Metric	Laguna XS.2	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B	Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens	Laguna XS.2$0 input / $0 output	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B$0 input / $0 output	Listed prices are equal.
Generation speedtokens per second	Laguna XS.2Not available	Qwen3.5-35B-A3BNot available	A complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first token	Laguna XS.2Not available	Qwen3.5-35B-A3BNot available	A complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokens	Laguna XS.2256K	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B262K	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticQwen3.5-35B-A3B wins

5 benchmarks

Benchmark	Laguna XS.2	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B	Result
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source	35.7%	40.5%	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B leads
BrowseCompSource	—	61%	Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource	—	54.5%	Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource	—	89.2%	Not comparable
Gert LabsSource	—	28.96%	Not comparable

CodingLaguna XS.2 wins

6 benchmarks

Benchmark	Laguna XS.2	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B	Result
SWE-bench VerifiedSource	69.9%	69.2%	Laguna XS.2 leads
SWE MultilingualSource	57.7%	—	Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource	46.3%	—	Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source	35.7%	—	Not comparable
SWE-RebenchSource	—	53.7%	Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource	—	37.7%	Not comparable

Reasoning

3 benchmarks

Benchmark	Laguna XS.2	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B	Result
LongBench v2Source	—	59%	Not comparable
AA-LCRSource	—	62.7%	Not comparable
CritPtSource	—	0.9%	Not comparable

Knowledge

9 benchmarks

Benchmark	Laguna XS.2	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

Multilingual

1 benchmarks

Benchmark	Laguna XS.2	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B	Result
MMLU-ProXSource	—	81%	Not comparable

Multimodal

5 benchmarks

Benchmark	Laguna XS.2	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B	Result
MMMUSource	—	81.4%	Not comparable
MMVUSource	—	72.3%	Not comparable
MathVisionSource	—	83.9%	Not comparable
V*Source	—	92.7%	Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource	—	72.7%	Not comparable

Inst. Following

2 benchmarks

Benchmark	Laguna XS.2	Qwen3.5-35B-A3B	Result
IFEvalSource	—	91.9%	Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource	—	72.5%	Not comparable

Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Which is better, Laguna XS.2 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

Laguna XS.2 and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.

Which is better for coding, Laguna XS.2 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

Laguna XS.2 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 60.8 versus 60.6. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Laguna XS.2 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 51 versus 35.7. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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