Nova Micro 1.0 vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B leads Nova Micro 1.0 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 19.3 to 5.9, and Nova Micro 1.0 costs 9.3x less per output token ($0.14 vs $1.30 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 34 benchmarks have a result for both.
Nova Micro 1.0 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Nova Micro 1.0 for output tokens 9.3x cheaper ($0.14 vs $1.30 per million) and work measured by Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) or LMArena Text: coding, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 34
- Nova Micro 1.0 only
- 5
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only
- 11
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B leads, 19.3 against 5.9.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B takes 262K tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0
Nova Micro 1.0 $0.0001, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B $0.0008 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nova Micro 1.0 not benchmarked, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 75.1 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- τ²-Bench Telecom: Nova Micro 1.0 14.0% against Qwen3.5-35B-A3B 89.2%, 75.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Nova Micro 1.0 $0.14 against Qwen3.5-35B-A3B $1.30 per million output tokens, 9.3x apart.
- Context window
- Nova Micro 1.0 takes 128K tokens, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Nova Micro 1.0 | Bars | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 3 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 5 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 4 | ||
| General | 0 | 18 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 34 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index03
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1254 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 14.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 1.5% | 26.5% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 221.8 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1218 | 1410 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1215 | 1415 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1238 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1301 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 31 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 5.9 | 19.3 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 142.5 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 14.0% | 89.2% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Vending-Bench 2 | Not measured | $463 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 35.8% | 84.5% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.6% | 21.0% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 83.5% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1191 | 1400 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1183 | 1408 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1203 | 1411 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 6.0 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 6.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 70.0% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1206 | 1404 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1212 | 1410 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 53.1% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| MMLU | 70.8% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1210 | 1413 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1207 | 1421 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1221 | 1399 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1182 | 1394 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index018
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 29.4% | 72.5% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 13.0% | 72.0% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| DTBench | Not measured | 80.0% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 29.5% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text | 1208 | 1395 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1174 | 1379 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1172 | 1347 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: English | 1224 | 1407 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1186 | 1378 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1209 | 1457 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: German | 1192 | 1367 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1154 | 1326 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1150 | 1355 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: French | 1238 | 1412 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1225 | 1390 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1185 | 1376 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1385 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1178 | 1390 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1205 | 1389 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1192 | 1365 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1163 | 1347 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Amazon Nova Micro 1.0 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | December 5, 2024 | February 25, 2026 |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.035 | $0.1625 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.14 | $1.30 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Nova Micro 1.0 better than Qwen3.5-35B-A3B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova Micro 1.0 for output tokens 9.3x cheaper ($0.14 vs $1.30 per million) and work measured by Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) or LMArena Text: coding, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Nova Micro 1.0 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
Nova Micro 1.0 costs $0.035 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B costs $0.1625 and $1.30. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nova Micro 1.0 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks is the Nova Micro 1.0 vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B comparison based on?
34 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Nova Micro 1.0's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.