# Qwen3.5-35B-A3B vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/qwen3-5-35b-a3b-vs-qwen3-8-flash-next
- Last updated: October 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next has the higher overall point estimate 64.23 to 46.38. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 33.1 for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and 59.5 for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is LiveCodeBench v6 in Coding, with scores of 74.6% and 91.9%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Alibaba | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 46.38 | 64.23 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 20 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 33.1 (Estimated · #80/123)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 59.5 (Estimated · #24/123)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 40.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 61% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 54.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 28.96% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CoWorkBench | Coming soon | 73.9% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 55.7% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 51.2% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 73.5% | Coming soon |
| AndroidWorld | Coming soon | 84.5% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 19.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 27 (Estimated · #99/146)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 52.4 (Supported · #37/146)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 69.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 74.6% | 91.9% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| SWE-Rebench | 53.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 40.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 62.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 81% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 48.1% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 58.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 65.4 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 80.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 59% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 64.6 (#42/54)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 87.7 (#8/54)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU | 81.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMVU | 72.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 75.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 77.5% | 90.6% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| MathVision | 83.9% | 90.6% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| V* | 92.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vision2Web | Coming soon | 64.0% | Coming soon |
| ERQA | Coming soon | 72.3% | Coming soon |
| LVBench | Coming soon | 76.6% | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | Coming soon | 88.5% | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 95.7% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 84.6% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 43.6 (Supported · #101/177)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 59.4 (Supported · #47/177)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Pro | 85.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | 63.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 84.2% | 91.7% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 91.7% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 35.9% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 35.9% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 83.8 (#12/17)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | 81% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 88.8 (#32/127)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 91.2 (#22/127)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 91.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 81.3% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 33.1 for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and 59.5 for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.

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

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B currently has 20 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.8-Flash-Next cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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