# Qwen3.5-27B vs Qwen3.6 Plus

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Qwen3.5-27B and Qwen3.6 Plus across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/qwen3-5-27b-vs-qwen3-6-plus
- Last updated: November 12, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 16
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.6 Plus leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.6 Plus has the higher overall point estimate 53.43 to 47.94. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in knowledge, where the averages are 45.1 for Qwen3.5-27B and 53.1 for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.0 in Agentic, with scores of 41.6% and 61.6%.
- Qwen3.6 Plus is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Qwen3.6 Plus also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Qwen3.5-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Alibaba | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 47.94 | 53.43 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 20 | 49 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Qwen3.5-27B public-lane score: 36.8 (Estimated · #85/135)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 34.3 (Supported · #87/135)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 41.6% | 61.6% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| BrowseComp | 61% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 56.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 39.41% | 50.60% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 58.8% | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 57.2% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 70.7% | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | Coming soon | 44.3% | Coming soon |
| DeepPlanning | Coming soon | 41.5% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 39.8% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 48.2% | Coming soon |
| MCP-Tasks | Coming soon | 74.1% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 74.3% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 18.0% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 53.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Qwen3.5-27B public-lane score: 33.1 (Estimated · #100/162)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 39.9 (Supported · #72/162)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 72.4% | 78.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 80.7% | 87.1% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| SWE-Rebench | 58.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 41.6% | 61.6% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 56.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 73.8% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 37.9% | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 25.56% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 73.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Qwen3.5-27B
- Qwen3.5-27B public-lane score: 39.3 (Supported · #81/160)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 35.6 (Supported · #98/160)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 60.6% | 62% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| AI-Needle | Coming soon | 68.3% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Qwen3.5-27B public-lane score: 50.5 (Estimated · #58/67)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 55.2 (Estimated · #46/67)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU | 82.3% | 86.0% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| MMVU | 73.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 75% | 78.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| CharXiv | 79.5% | 81.5% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| MathVision | 86.0% | 88.0% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| V* | 93.7% | 96.9% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| VideoMMMU | Coming soon | 84.0% | Coming soon |
| ScreenSpot Pro | Coming soon | 68.2% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Qwen3.6 Plus
- Qwen3.5-27B public-lane score: 45.1 (Supported · #96/180)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 53.1 (Supported · #66/180)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Pro | 86.1% | 88.5% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| SuperGPQA | 65.6% | 71.6% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| GPQA | 85.5% | 90.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| MMLU-Redux | Coming soon | 94.5% | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | Coming soon | 93.3% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 28.8% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.4% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.7% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Qwen3.6 Plus
- Qwen3.5-27B public-lane score: 87.1 (#10/17)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 93.8 (#4/17)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | 82.2% | 84.7% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| NOVA-63 | Coming soon | 57.9% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Qwen3.5-27B public-lane score: 92.9 (#15/157)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 85.8 (#50/157)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 95% | 94.3% | Qwen3.5-27B |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 75.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Qwen3.5-27B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 62.3 (#6/12)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.3% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | Coming soon | 96.7% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | Coming soon | 94.6% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 87.8% | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | Coming soon | 83.8% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 38.246% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Qwen3.5-27B or Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Qwen3.5-27B and Qwen3.6 Plus?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 45.1 for Qwen3.5-27B and 53.1 for Qwen3.6 Plus.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.5-27B cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.5-27B currently has 20 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.6 Plus cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.6 Plus currently has 49 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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