Muse Spark vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Head-to-head comparison across 4benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

Muse Spark

69

VS

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

66

1 categoriesvs3 categories

Verified leaderboard positions: Muse Spark unranked · Qwen3.5-35B-A3B #9

Pick Muse Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.

Category Radar

Head-to-Head by Category

Category Breakdown

Agentic

Muse Spark
59vs50.6

+8.4 difference

Coding

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
61.7vs69.2

+7.5 difference

Reasoning

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
42.5vs59

+16.5 difference

Knowledge

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
50.4vs79.3

+28.9 difference

Operational Comparison

Muse Spark

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Price (per 1M tokens)

N/A

$0 / $0

Speed

N/A

N/A

Latency (TTFT)

N/A

N/A

Context Window

262K

262K

Quick Verdict

Pick Muse Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.

Muse Spark has the cleaner provisional overall profile here, landing at 69 versus 66. It is a real lead, but still close enough that category-level strengths matter more than the headline number.

Muse Spark's sharpest advantage is in agentic, where it averages 59 against 50.6. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is Terminal-Bench 2.0, 59% to 40.5%. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (5)

Which is better, Muse Spark or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

Muse Spark is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 69 to 66. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 59% and 40.5%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Muse Spark or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 79.3 versus 50.4. Muse Spark stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for coding, Muse Spark or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 69.2 versus 61.7. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, Muse Spark or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 59 versus 42.5. Muse Spark stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Muse Spark or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

Muse Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 59 versus 50.6. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: April 8, 2026

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