Command R7B (12-2024) vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Command R7B (12-2024) costs 8.7x less per output token than Qwen3.5-35B-A3B ($0.15 vs $1.30 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.15
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- 53.5
- Output $/M
- $1.30
Command R7B (12-2024) or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Command R7B (12-2024) for output tokens 8.7x cheaper ($0.15 vs $1.30 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Command R7B (12-2024) has results on Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL); Qwen3.5-35B-A3B on LMArena WebDev, Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) and ALE-Bench. Compare them on price and context instead.
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 Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has a AA Intelligence Index result, 19.3.
Directional only
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
Command R7B (12-2024)
Command R7B (12-2024) $0.0001, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B $0.0008 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Command R7B (12-2024) not benchmarked, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Command R7B (12-2024) $0.15 against Qwen3.5-35B-A3B $1.30 per million output tokens, 8.7x apart.
- Context window
- Command R7B (12-2024) takes 128K tokens, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index7 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R7B (12-2024) | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1254 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 26.5% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 221.8 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1410 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1415 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| 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 32 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R7B (12-2024) | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 19.3 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 142.5 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R7B (12-2024) | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 89.2% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | Not measured | $463 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) | 32.1% | Not measured | Only Command R7B (12-2024) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R7B (12-2024) | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 84.5% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 21.0% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 83.5% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1400 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1408 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1411 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R7B (12-2024) | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 70.0% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1404 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1410 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R7B (12-2024) | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1413 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1421 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1399 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1394 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index21 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R7B (12-2024) | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 72.5% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 72.0% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 80.0% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 29.5% | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1395 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1379 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1347 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1407 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1378 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1457 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1367 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1326 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1355 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1412 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1390 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1376 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1385 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1390 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1389 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1365 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1347 | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 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
Command R7B (12-2024) costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Command R7B (12-2024) costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Command R7B (12-2024) 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 R7B (12-2024) | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Cohere | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | December 14, 2024 | February 25, 2026 |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.0375 | $0.1625 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.15 | $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 Command R7B (12-2024) better than Qwen3.5-35B-A3B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Command R7B (12-2024) for output tokens 8.7x cheaper ($0.15 vs $1.30 per million).
Which is cheaper, Command R7B (12-2024) or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
Command R7B (12-2024) costs $0.0375 per million input tokens and $0.15 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, Command R7B (12-2024) or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B, with 262K tokens against 128K.
Has any benchmark tested both Command R7B (12-2024) and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Command R7B (12-2024) has results on Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL); Qwen3.5-35B-A3B on LMArena WebDev, Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) and ALE-Bench. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.