# GPT-4.1 nano vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-4.1 nano and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-4-1-nano-vs-qwen3-5-35b-a3b
- Last updated: September 28, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-4.1 nano and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the lower published output-token price.
- GPT-4.1 nano has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 24.93 | 47 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 4 | 16 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.10 / $0.40 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 29.4 (Estimated · #81/117)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 40.5% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 61% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 54.5% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 28.96% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: 15.2 (Estimated · #136/142)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 26.7 (Estimated · #100/142)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 69.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-Rebench | Coming soon | 53.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: 36.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 41.4 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 59% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: 26.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 68.2 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU | Coming soon | 81.4% | Coming soon |
| MMVU | Coming soon | 72.3% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 83.9% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 92.7% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: 25.2 (Supported · #161/168)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 39.7 (Supported · #100/168)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 80.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 50.3% | 84.2% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 85.3% | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 63.4% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 21.1 (#11/12)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 81% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: 34.6 (#109/124)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 87.4 (#30/124)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 83.2% | 91.9% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: 25.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 1.034% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-4.1 nano and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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