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Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus has the larger documented context window.
Confidence: documented
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Updated October 13, 2026. Rank says Qwen3.6 Plus is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.
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Decision reading
Qwen3.6 Plus has the higher public score estimate, 53.66 versus 45.86, but the 90% score intervals overlap. Treat that as a lead, not a settled winner. 16 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
- Shared results
- 16
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only
- 4
- Qwen3.6 Plus only
- 33
- Like-for-like categories
- 3 / 8
Supported: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Qwen3.6 PlusHow the comparison works
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
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Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limitedAgentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limitedChat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-ratesCache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-ratesRepository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Which one for a specific job
Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.
The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.
26.5Qwen3.5-35B-A3B40.5Qwen3.6 Plus
Directional only · BenchAlign v5.8
Qwen3.6 Plus has the higher coding point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.
Same basis rules as the category table below
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
4 Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only
16 Shared
33 Qwen3.6 Plus only
3 categories rest on Estimated evidence or different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
Terminal-Bench 2.0Agentic
Normalized gap 21.1Qwen3.5-35B-A3B:40.5%Qwen3.6 Plus:61.6%SWE-bench VerifiedCoding
Normalized gap 9.6Qwen3.5-35B-A3B:69.2%Qwen3.6 Plus:78.8%SuperGPQAKnowledge
Normalized gap 8.2Qwen3.5-35B-A3B:63.4%Qwen3.6 Plus:71.6%GPQAKnowledge
Normalized gap 6.2Qwen3.5-35B-A3B:84.2%Qwen3.6 Plus:90.4%CharXivMultimodal
Normalized gap 4.0Qwen3.5-35B-A3B:77.5%Qwen3.6 Plus:81.5%
Bars run 0–100 on each benchmark’s normalized display scale
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.8 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.
Multimodal
Like-for-like- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- 64.6
- #42/54
- Qwen3.6 Plus
- 76.1
- #21/54
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 2 vs 2 weighted rows
- Reading
- Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Knowledge
Like-for-like- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- 43.3
- Supported · #103/180
- Qwen3.6 Plus
- 53.1
- Supported · #66/180
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 3 vs 8 public rows
- Reading
- Qwen3.6 Plus leads · intervals overlap
Multilingual
Like-for-like- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- 83.8
- #11/17
- Qwen3.6 Plus
- 93.8
- #4/17
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 1 vs 1 weighted rows
- Reading
- Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Agentic
Directional only- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- 33.1
- Estimated · #80/123
- Qwen3.6 Plus
- 33.5
- Supported · #79/123
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 4 vs 13 public rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Coding
Directional only- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- 26.5
- Estimated · #101/148
- Qwen3.6 Plus
- 40.5
- Supported · #64/148
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 4 vs 9 public rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Instruction following
Directional only- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- 88.8
- #32/127
- Qwen3.6 Plus
- 85.8
- #45/127
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Reasoning
Not comparable- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- 65.3
- Unranked · 3 rankable rows
- Qwen3.6 Plus
- 74.7
- Unranked · 4 rankable rows
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 1 vs 1 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- Not ranked
- Qwen3.6 Plus
- 69.5
- #6/12
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 3 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multimodal | 64.6#42/54 | 76.1#21/54 | Like-for-likeProvisional lane · 2 vs 2 weighted rows | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| Knowledge | 43.3Supported · #103/180 | 53.1Supported · #66/180 | Like-for-likeBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 3 vs 8 public rows | Qwen3.6 Plus leads · intervals overlap |
| Multilingual | 83.8#11/17 | 93.8#4/17 | Like-for-likeProvisional lane · 1 vs 1 weighted rows | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| Agentic | 33.1Estimated · #80/123 | 33.5Supported · #79/123 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 4 vs 13 public rows | Directional only |
| Coding | 26.5Estimated · #101/148 | 40.5Supported · #64/148 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 4 vs 9 public rows | Directional only |
| Instruction following | 88.8#32/127 | 85.8#45/127 | Directional onlyProvisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows | Directional only |
| Reasoning | 65.3Unranked · 3 rankable rows | 74.7Unranked · 4 rankable rows | Not comparableProvisional lane · 1 vs 1 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Math | Not ranked | 69.5#6/12 | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 3 weighted rows | Not comparable |
Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.8) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.
Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Qwen3.6 Plus
- API rate not published
- Fits in one request
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has no comparable published API token rate. Qwen3.6 Plus has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Qwen3.6 Plus
- API rate not published
- Fits in one request
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has no comparable published API token rate. Qwen3.6 Plus has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
- Qwen3.6 Plus
- API rate not published
- Fits in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has no comparable published API token rate. Qwen3.6 Plus has no comparable published API token rate.
Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationQwen3.5-35B-A3BQwen3.6 Plus
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
262K
Qwen3.6 Plus
1M
API model ID
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Not sourced
Qwen3.6 Plus
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
No comparable hosted API rate
Qwen3.6 Plus
No comparable hosted API rate
Documented inputs
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Not sourced
Qwen3.6 Plus
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Not sourced
Qwen3.6 Plus
Not sourced
Provider availability
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Not sourced
Qwen3.6 Plus
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Reasoning
Qwen3.6 Plus
Reasoning
Weight access
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Open Weight
Qwen3.6 Plus
Proprietary
License
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Open Weight
Qwen3.6 Plus
Proprietary
Release date
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
2026-03-04
Qwen3.6 Plus
2026-04-02
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- Both entries list Alibaba as the provider. Confirm endpoint, model ID, limits, and feature support before switching.
- Quality signal
- Qwen3.6 Plus has the higher public score estimate, 53.66 versus 45.86, but the 90% score intervals overlap.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- Qwen3.6 Plus has the larger documented window (1M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Questions
Which is better, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the higher public score estimate, 53.66 versus 45.86, but the 90% score intervals overlap. The higher estimate is not a decisive winner because the uncertainty ranges overlap.
Which is better for coding, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus scores higher for coding on the public lane, 40.5 to 26.5. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for coding from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus scores higher for agentic tasks on the public lane, 33.5 to 33.1. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic tasks, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for agentic tasks from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which costs less, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.
Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 262K.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence53 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B40.5%SourceQwen3.6 Plus61.6%SourceQwen3.6 Plus leads this result
BrowseComp
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B61%SourceQwen3.6 Plus—Not directly comparable
OSWorld-Verified
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B54.5%SourceQwen3.6 Plus—Not directly comparable
Gert Labs
Shared sourceQwen3.5-35B-A3B28.96%Qwen3.6 Plus50.60%Qwen3.6 Plus leads this result
Claw-Eval
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus58.8%SourceNot directly comparable
QwenClawBench
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus57.2%SourceNot directly comparable
τ³-bench results
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus70.7%SourceNot directly comparable
VITA-Bench
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus44.3%SourceNot directly comparable
DeepPlanning
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus41.5%SourceNot directly comparable
Toolathlon
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus39.8%SourceNot directly comparable
MCP Atlas
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus48.2%SourceNot directly comparable
MCP-Tasks
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus74.1%SourceNot directly comparable
WideResearch
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus74.3%SourceNot directly comparable
ResearchClawBench
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus18.0%SourceNot directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus53.2%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
SWE-bench Verified
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B69.2%SourceQwen3.6 Plus78.8%SourceQwen3.6 Plus leads this result
LiveCodeBench v6
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B74.6%SourceQwen3.6 Plus87.1%SourceQwen3.6 Plus leads this result
SWE-Rebench
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B53.7%SourceQwen3.6 Plus—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B40.5%SourceQwen3.6 Plus61.6%SourceQwen3.6 Plus leads this result
SWE-bench Pro
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus56.6%SourceNot directly comparable
SWE Multilingual
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus73.8%SourceNot directly comparable
NL2Repo
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus37.9%SourceNot directly comparable
Vibe Code Bench
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus25.56%SourceNot directly comparable
LiveCodeBench (Vals)
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus86.0%SourceNot directly comparable
SWE-bench (Vals)
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus73.4%SourceNot directly comparable
Reasoning
Multimodal
MMMU
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B81.4%SourceQwen3.6 Plus86.0%SourceQwen3.6 Plus leads this result
MMVU
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B72.3%SourceQwen3.6 Plus—Not directly comparable
MMMU-Pro
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B75.1%SourceQwen3.6 Plus78.8%SourceQwen3.6 Plus leads this result
CharXiv
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B77.5%SourceQwen3.6 Plus81.5%SourceQwen3.6 Plus leads this result
MathVision
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B83.9%SourceQwen3.6 Plus88.0%SourceQwen3.6 Plus leads this result
V*
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B92.7%SourceQwen3.6 Plus96.9%SourceQwen3.6 Plus leads this result
VideoMMMU
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus84.0%SourceNot directly comparable
ScreenSpot Pro
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus68.2%SourceNot directly comparable
Knowledge
MMLU-Pro
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B85.3%SourceQwen3.6 Plus88.5%SourceQwen3.6 Plus leads this result
SuperGPQA
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B63.4%SourceQwen3.6 Plus71.6%SourceQwen3.6 Plus leads this result
GPQA
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B84.2%SourceQwen3.6 Plus90.4%SourceQwen3.6 Plus leads this result
MMLU-Redux
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus94.5%SourceNot directly comparable
C-Eval
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus93.3%SourceNot directly comparable
HLE
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus28.8%SourceNot directly comparable
GPQA Diamond (Vals)
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus87.4%SourceNot directly comparable
MMLU-Pro (Vals)
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus87.7%SourceNot directly comparable
Multilingual
Instruction following
Math
AIME26
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus95.3%SourceNot directly comparable
HMMT Feb 2025
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus96.7%SourceNot directly comparable
HMMT Nov 2025
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus94.6%SourceNot directly comparable
HMMT Feb 2026
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus87.8%SourceNot directly comparable
MMAnswerBench
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus83.8%SourceNot directly comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—Qwen3.6 Plus38.246%SourceNot directly comparable
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