Qwen3.5-35B-A3B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B leads Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 19.3 to 11.9, at about the same output price ($1.30 vs $1.50 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 39 benchmarks have a result for both.
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Qwen3.5-35B-A3B for output tokens 1.2x cheaper ($1.30 vs $1.50 per million) and work measured by LMArena WebDev or ALE-Bench, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 39
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only
- 6
- Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B only
- 14
- 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 11.9.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B has a Design Arena: websites result, 1158.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 262K tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B $0.0008, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $0.0010 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B not benchmarked, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 45.6 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- τ²-Bench Telecom: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B 89.2% against Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 43.6%, 45.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B $1.30 against Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.50 per million output tokens, 1.2x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 262K tokens.
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 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Bars | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 3 | 4 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 5 | 0 | ||
| Math | 2 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 4 | 0 | ||
| General | 19 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 35 | 4 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index34
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | Not measured | 69.6% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1254 | 1275 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 58.5% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 26.5% | 18.9% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Terminal-Bench | Not measured | 27.2% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| GSO-Bench | Not measured | 4.9% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 41.2% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| ALE-Bench | 221.8 | 461.4 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1410 | 1412 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1415 | 1393 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1238 | 1257 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1301 | 1287 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 19.3 | 11.9 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.5 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 89.2% | 43.6% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $463 | Not measured | 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 index50
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 84.5% | 61.8% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 21.0% | 4.5% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 83.5% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1400 | 1372 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1408 | 1338 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1411 | 1380 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | Not measured | 49.5% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 39.3 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 39.3% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 70.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1404 | 1365 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1410 | 1367 | 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 index40
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 78.8% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1413 | 1347 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1421 | 1347 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1399 | 1358 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1394 | 1343 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1158 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1110 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1098 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1084 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1142 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index190
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 72.5% | 40.5% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 72.0% | 45.7% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| DTBench | 80.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMCA | 29.5% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured |
| LMArena Text | 1395 | 1357 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1379 | 1355 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1347 | 1333 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: English | 1407 | 1359 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1378 | 1346 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1457 | 1357 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: German | 1367 | 1325 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1326 | 1311 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1355 | 1305 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: French | 1412 | 1398 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1390 | 1360 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1376 | 1366 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1385 | 1344 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1390 | 1366 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1389 | 1378 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1365 | 1340 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1347 | 1317 | 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 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | 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
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3.5-35B-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.
| Specification | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qwen | Qwen |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | February 25, 2026 | July 23, 2025 |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.1625 | $0.30 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.30 | $1.50 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Qwen3.5-35B-A3B better than Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Qwen3.5-35B-A3B for output tokens 1.2x cheaper ($1.30 vs $1.50 per million) and work measured by LMArena WebDev or ALE-Bench, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B costs $0.1625 per million input tokens and $1.30 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B costs $0.30 and $1.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?
Neither: both take 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks is the Qwen3.5-35B-A3B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B comparison based on?
39 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.