Model comparison
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 2.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.5 35B-A3B's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3 Coder Next in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $0.25 / $2 for Qwen3.5 35B-A3B.
Side by side
| Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 42.0 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2026-02-01 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 28 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 33.8 (#251), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 29.3% | 32.3% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1254 | — |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1410 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 24.6 (#161), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0.6% | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 10% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1400 | — |
| DTBench | 80% | — |
| LMCA | 29.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.52 | — |
Math Not comparable
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 39.9 (#97), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 56% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 70% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1404 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 47.8 (#79), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 10.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1408 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 50.0 (#127), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1457 | — |
| LMArena French | 1412 | — |
| LMArena German | 1367 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1325 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1356 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1376 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1392 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 72.8 (#128), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1379 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 42.4 (#127), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1389 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 57.9 (#124), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1395 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1346 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1390 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.5 35B-A3B better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 2.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.5 35B-A3B's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 35B-A3B or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5 35B-A3B lists at $0.25 and $2.
Is Qwen3.5 35B-A3B or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Qwen3 Coder Next scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.3 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.5 35B-A3B and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has 28 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.