Command A+ vs Qwen3.5-27B
Updated October 21, 2026. 0 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $1.50
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- 22.9
- Output $/M
- $1.56
Decision reading
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Command A+ has the edge where output tokens cost 1.0x less.
- Shared results
- 0
- Command A+ only
- 0
- Qwen3.5-27B only
- 53
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
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
No call
Only Qwen3.5-27B has a AA Intelligence Index result, 22.9.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen3.5-27B
Qwen3.5-27B takes 262K tokens against 192K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3.5-27B
Command A+ $0.0010, Qwen3.5-27B $0.0010 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Command A+ not benchmarked, Qwen3.5-27B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- No category has a result for both models.
- Widest single gap
- No benchmark has a result for both models.
- Output price
- Command A+ $1.50 against Qwen3.5-27B $1.56 per million output tokens, 1.0x apart.
- Context window
- Command A+ takes 192K tokens, Qwen3.5-27B 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.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Command A+ | Qwen3.5-27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1358 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 32.6% | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 39.5% | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 349.4 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1427 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1431 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1346 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1386 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Command A+ | Qwen3.5-27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 22.9 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Command A+ | Qwen3.5-27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 93.9% | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | Not measured | $202 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Command A+ | Qwen3.5-27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 85.8% | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 23.9% | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1415 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1427 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1429 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1249 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1256 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Command A+ | Qwen3.5-27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1429 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1429 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Command A+ | Qwen3.5-27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1437 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1425 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1405 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1399 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Command A+ | Qwen3.5-27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index29 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Command A+ | Qwen3.5-27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 75.6% | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 77.7% | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 82.4% | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 34.0% | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1409 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1393 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1362 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1241 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1425 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1390 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1478 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1392 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1346 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1359 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1410 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1407 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1390 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1375 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1410 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1413 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1380 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1363 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1246 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1301 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1246 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | Not measured | 1227 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | Not measured | 1170 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | Not measured | 1210 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1224 | Only Qwen3.5-27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Command A+ | Qwen3.5-27B | 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
Qwen3.5-27B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3.5-27B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3.5-27B 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 | Cohere Command A+ | Qwen3.5-27B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Cohere | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | September 22, 2026 | February 25, 2026 |
| Context window | 192K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.30 | $0.195 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.50 | $1.56 |
| 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 Command A+ better than Qwen3.5-27B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Command A+ has the edge where output tokens cost 1.0x less.
Which is cheaper, Command A+ or Qwen3.5-27B?
Command A+ costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5-27B costs $0.195 and $1.56. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Command A+ or Qwen3.5-27B?
Qwen3.5-27B, with 262K tokens against 192K.
How many benchmarks is the Command A+ vs Qwen3.5-27B comparison based on?
0 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Command A+'s coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3.5-27B's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.