Model comparison
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B vs Qwen3.7 Plus
Head-to-head evidence from 21 shared benchmark results across 7 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B #72 (Supported); Qwen3.7 Plus #21 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Qwen3.7 Plus share 21 comparable benchmark results. 6 of 8 categories are comparable. 7 results are unique to Qwen3.5-35B-A3B; 48 to Qwen3.7 Plus.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 21
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only
- 7
- Qwen3.7 Plus only
- 48
- Comparable categories
- 6 / 8
Pick Qwen3.7 Plus if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 21 shared benchmark results across 7 evidence categories; 6 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Qwen3.7 Plus is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 67.22 to 56.97. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Qwen3.7 Plus's sharpest advantage is in reasoning, where it averages 91.7 against 59. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is Terminal-Bench 2.0, 40.5% to 70.3%. 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.
Qwen3.7 Plus gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 262K for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B.
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 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Δ | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B59.0 | Margin→ 32.7 | Qwen3.7 Plus91.7 |
| Knowledge | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B81.6 | Margin← 21.5 | Qwen3.7 Plus60.1 |
| Agentic | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B51.0 | Margin→ 20.7 | Qwen3.7 Plus71.7 |
| Coding | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B60.6 | Margin→ 15.0 | Qwen3.7 Plus75.6 |
| Inst. Following | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B91.9 | Margin← 7.4 | Qwen3.7 Plus84.5 |
| Multilingual | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B81.0 | Margin→ 4.4 | Qwen3.7 Plus85.4 |
| Math | Qwen3.5-35B-A3BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Plus92.9 |
| Multimodal | Qwen3.5-35B-A3BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Plus81.5 |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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Terminal-Bench 2.0
AgenticA 40.5%B 70.3%Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 29.8Terminal-Bench 2.0: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B scored 40.5%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 70.3%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
OSWorld-Verified
AgenticA 54.5%B 73.3%Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 18.8OSWorld-Verified: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B scored 54.5%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 73.3%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
SWE-bench Verified
CodingA 69.2%B 77.7%Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 8.5SWE-bench Verified: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B scored 69.2%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 77.7%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
SuperGPQA
KnowledgeA 63.4%B 71.4%Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 8SuperGPQA: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B scored 63.4%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 71.4%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
GPQA
KnowledgeA 84.2%B 90.3%Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 6.1GPQA: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B scored 84.2%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 90.3%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.7 Plus | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B$0 input / $0 output | Qwen3.7 PlusNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Qwen3.5-35B-A3BNot available | Qwen3.7 PlusNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Qwen3.5-35B-A3BNot available | Qwen3.7 PlusNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B262K | Qwen3.7 Plus1M | Qwen3.7 Plus lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
AgenticQwen3.7 Plus wins18 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.7 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 40.5% | 70.3% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| BrowseCompSource | 61% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | 54.5% | 73.3% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 89.2% | 93% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| Gert LabsSource | 28.96% | — | Not comparable |
| QwenClawBenchSource | — | 61.8% | Not comparable |
| QwenWebBenchSource | — | 1536 | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | — | 62.7% | Not comparable |
| BFCL v4Source | — | 72.9% | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | — | 73.2% | Not comparable |
| VITA-BenchSource | — | 45.6% | Not comparable |
| DeepPlanningSource | — | 62.3% | Not comparable |
| AndroidWorldSource | — | 81.0% | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | — | 20.8% | Not comparable |
| APEX-Agents-AASource | — | 22.4% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 21.8% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 936 | Not comparable |
| OSWorld 2.0Source | — | 2.8% | Not comparable |
CodingQwen3.7 Plus wins10 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.7 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | 69.2% | 77.7% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| SWE-RebenchSource | 53.7% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 37.7% | 45.5% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 70.3% | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | — | 57.6% | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | — | 75.8% | Not comparable |
| NL2RepoSource | — | 41.1% | Not comparable |
| SciCodeSource | — | 51.3% | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBenchSource | — | 89.6% | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | — | 55.9% | Not comparable |
ReasoningQwen3.7 Plus wins4 benchmarks
KnowledgeQwen3.5-35B-A3B wins13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.7 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProSource | 85.3% | 88.5% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| SuperGPQASource | 63.4% | 71.4% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| GPQASource | 84.2% | 90.3% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 29.3% | 39.0% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 84.5% | 90.0% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| AA-HLESource | 19.7% | 33.4% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -46.4% | 2.4% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 20.5% | 22.2% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 84.0% | 25.5% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 90.3% | Not comparable |
| HLESource | — | 34.7% | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ReduxSource | — | 94.5% | Not comparable |
| MMMLUSource | — | 89.0% | Not comparable |
Math3 benchmarks
MultilingualQwen3.7 Plus wins5 benchmarks
Multimodal20 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.7 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMUSource | 81.4% | — | Not comparable |
| MMVUSource | 72.3% | — | Not comparable |
| MathVisionSource | 83.9% | 90.3% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| V*Source | 92.7% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 72.7% | 80.5% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| MMMU-ProSource | — | 79% | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | — | 85.9% | Not comparable |
| ERQASource | — | 69.8% | Not comparable |
| MedXpertQA (MM)Source | — | 71.0% | Not comparable |
| ScreenSpot ProSource | — | 79.0% | Not comparable |
| SimpleVQASource | — | 81.7% | Not comparable |
| MMSearch-PlusSource | — | 41.4% | Not comparable |
| RealWorldQASource | — | 86.9% | Not comparable |
| OmniDocBench 1.5Source | — | 91.4% | Not comparable |
| OCRBench V2Source | — | 70.7% | Not comparable |
| ODINW13Source | — | 51.1% | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (with subtitle)Source | — | 88.0% | Not comparable |
| VideoMMMUSource | — | 85.4% | Not comparable |
| MLVU (M-Avg)Source | — | 87.4% | Not comparable |
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | — | 1288 | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
Which is better, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 67.22 to 56.97. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 40.5% and 70.3%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.6 versus 60.1. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Hallucination Rate is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for coding, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 75.6 versus 60.6. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for reasoning, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 91.7 versus 59. Inside this category, CritPt is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 71.7 versus 51. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for instruction following, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 91.9 versus 84.5. Inside this category, AA-IFBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for multilingual tasks, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.4 versus 81. Inside this category, MMLU-ProX is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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