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DeepSeek V3 0324 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Qwen3.6 35B A3B leads DeepSeek V3 0324 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 18.2 to 9.7, at about the same output price ($1.00 vs $1.07 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; 15 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace DeepSeek V3 0324 Replace Qwen3.6 35B A3B
DeepSeek V3 0324DeepSeek
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.07
2
Qwen3.6 35B A3BQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
45.0
Output $/M
$1.00
13
vs boards won of 15 shared

DeepSeek V3 0324 or Qwen3.6 35B A3B: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick DeepSeek V3 0324 for work measured by AA Coding Index or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Model ADeepSeek V3 0324DeepSeekNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3.6 35B A3BQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
15
DeepSeek V3 0324 only
21
Qwen3.6 35B A3B only
5
Like-for-like categories
6 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.

At a glance

Coding index
DeepSeek V3 0324 not benchmarked, Qwen3.6 35B A3B not benchmarked.
Widest category
Math, 48.9 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
OTIS Mock AIME: DeepSeek V3 0324 37.8% against Qwen3.6 35B A3B 86.7%, 48.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
DeepSeek V3 0324 $1.07 against Qwen3.6 35B A3B $1.00 per million output tokens, 1.1x apart.
Context window
DeepSeek V3 0324 takes 164K tokens, Qwen3.6 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.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryDeepSeek V3 0324BarsQwen3.6 35B A3BTies
Coding22
Intelligence01
Agentic work02
Reasoning03
Math01
General04
All shared boards213
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index22
Coding benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Qwen3.6 35B A3BLeader
SWE-bench Verified42.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
AA Coding Index21.241.9Qwen3.6 35B A3B
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)65.5%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)40.5%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
SciCode39.0%36.6%DeepSeek V3 0324
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)15.2%34.8%Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Terminal-BenchNot measured24.6%Only Qwen3.6 35B A3B measured
WeirdML36.1%34.5%DeepSeek V3 0324
Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Qwen3.6 35B A3BLeader
AA Intelligence Index9.718.2Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured143.7Only Qwen3.6 35B A3B measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Agentic work benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Qwen3.6 35B A3BLeader
AA Agentic Index0.813.1Qwen3.6 35B A3B
τ²-Bench Telecom47.1%95.3%Qwen3.6 35B A3B
METR time horizons49.6%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Reasoning benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Qwen3.6 35B A3BLeader
GPQA Diamond61.6%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)65.5%84.1%Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)4.7%22.2%Qwen3.6 35B A3B
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)67.6%84.8%Qwen3.6 35B A3B
SimpleBench27.2%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured22.0%Only Qwen3.6 35B A3B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Math benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Qwen3.6 35B A3BLeader
AIME52.2%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
MATH 500 (Vals AI)88.6%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
MGSM (Vals AI)91.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
AA Math Index41.0Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)41.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
OTIS Mock AIME37.8%86.7%Qwen3.6 35B A3B
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured20.4%Only Qwen3.6 35B A3B measured
MATH level 575.5%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
MathArena7.1%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
Knowledge benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Qwen3.6 35B A3BLeader
MMLU Pro79.5%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)77.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)54.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)71.1%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
MedQA (Vals AI)82.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)81.9%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Qwen3.6 35B A3BLeader
Neither model has a result on 9 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
General benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Qwen3.6 35B A3BLeader
IFBench41.0%64.4%Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)40.7%71.7%Qwen3.6 35B A3B
DTBench64.8%73.9%Qwen3.6 35B A3B
LMCA15.5%29.7%Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Fiction.LiveBench50.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
Creative writing (Lech Mazur)77.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
Surface Evolver BenchNot measured44.4%Only Qwen3.6 35B A3B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Qwen3.6 35B A3BLeader
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

DeepSeek V3 0324$0.0008Fits in one request
Qwen3.6 35B A3B$0.0006Fits in one request

Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

DeepSeek V3 0324$0.017Fits in one request
Qwen3.6 35B A3B$0.0080Fits in one request

Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

DeepSeek V3 0324$0.065Exceeds the context window
Qwen3.6 35B A3B$0.030Fits in one request

Qwen3.6 35B A3B 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.

Specifications of DeepSeek V3 0324 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
SpecificationDeepSeek V3 0324Qwen3.6 35B A3B
MakerDeepSeekQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedMarch 24, 2025April 27, 2026
Context window164K262K
Input $/Mtok$0.27$0.10
Output $/Mtok$1.07$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is DeepSeek V3 0324 better than Qwen3.6 35B A3B for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick DeepSeek V3 0324 for work measured by AA Coding Index or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3 0324 or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

DeepSeek V3 0324 costs $0.27 per million input tokens and $1.07 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs $0.10 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V3 0324 or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B, with 262K tokens against 164K.

How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V3 0324 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B comparison based on?

15 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 23, 2026. DeepSeek V3 0324's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3.6 35B A3B's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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