# Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs Sarvam 30B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and Sarvam 30B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/qwen3-6-35b-a3b-vs-sarvam-30b
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has the higher overall point estimate 43.54 to 28.5. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 78.3 for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and 28.8 for Sarvam 30B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 73.4% and 34%.
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B also has the larger context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Sarvam 30B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Alibaba | Sarvam |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 64K |
| Overall Score | 43.54 | 28.5 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 42 | 9 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 29.2 (Estimated · #90/124)
- Sarvam 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Sarvam 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 51.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | 68.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | 52.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| QwenWebBench | 1397 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 67.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | 35.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepPlanning | 25.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 26.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 62.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | 60.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 42.65% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 35.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 31.8 (Estimated · #89/149)
- Sarvam 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Sarvam 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 73.4% | 34% | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B |
| SWE Multilingual | 67.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 49.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 51.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 80.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 29.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HumanEval | Coming soon | 92.1% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 75.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Sarvam 30B public-lane score: 25.9 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Sarvam 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond | Coming soon | 66.5% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 66.4 (#40/54)
- Sarvam 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Sarvam 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU | 81.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 75.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | 85.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | 89.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 78% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SimpleVQA | 58.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CC-OCR | 81.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AI2D_TEST | 92.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| RefCOCO (avg) | 92.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ODINW13 | 50.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (with subtitle) | 86.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (w/o subtitle) | 82.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | 83.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MLVU (M-Avg) | 86.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 42.9 (Estimated · #105/181)
- Sarvam 30B public-lane score: 27.6 (Supported · #161/181)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Sarvam 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Pro | 85.2% | 80% | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B |
| SuperGPQA | 64.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | 90% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 86% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 21.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU | Coming soon | 85.1% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 78.3 (#58/128)
- Sarvam 30B public-lane score: 28.8 (#123/128)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 58.4 (#10/12)
- Sarvam 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Sarvam 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2025 | 90.7% | 73.3% | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | 89.1% | 74.2% | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 83.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | 78.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | 92.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 20.351% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 97% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B or Sarvam 30B?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and Sarvam 30B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 78.3 for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and 28.8 for Sarvam 30B.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.6-35B-A3B cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B currently has 42 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Sarvam 30B cover on BenchLM?

Sarvam 30B currently has 9 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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