# GPT-5.2 vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.2 and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-2-vs-qwen3-5-35b-a3b
- Last updated: September 28, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.2 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GPT-5.2 leads overall 61.32 to 47.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 60.7 for GPT-5.2 and 41.4 for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Gert Labs in Agentic, with scores of 46.54% and 28.96%.
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GPT-5.2 also has the larger context window at 400K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 400K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 61.32 | 47 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 15 | 16 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.75 / $14.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 42.7 (Supported · #53/117)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 29.4 (Estimated · #81/117)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BrowseComp | 65.8% | 61% | GPT-5.2 |
| OSWorld-Verified | 47.3% | 54.5% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Gert Labs | 46.54% | 28.96% | GPT-5.2 |
| JobBench | 34.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 40.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 39.6 (Supported · #61/142)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 26.7 (Estimated · #100/142)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80% | 69.2% | GPT-5.2 |
| SWE-bench Pro | 55.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 53.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-Rebench | Coming soon | 53.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 60.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 41.4 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 52.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 59% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 67.3 (#23/50)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 68.2 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 79.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision | 83.0% | 83.9% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| CharXiv | 82.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| V* | 75.9% | 92.7% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| MMMU | Coming soon | 81.4% | Coming soon |
| MMVU | Coming soon | 72.3% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: GPT-5.2
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 57.9 (Supported · #43/168)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 39.7 (Supported · #100/168)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.4% | 84.2% | GPT-5.2 |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 85.3% | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 63.4% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 21.1 (#11/12)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 81% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 91.2 (#15/124)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 87.4 (#30/124)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 91.9% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 57.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 40.700% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 18.800% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-5.2 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

GPT-5.2 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.2 and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 60.7 for GPT-5.2 and 41.4 for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.2 cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.2 currently has 15 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.5-35B-A3B cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B currently has 16 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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