Model comparison
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B vs Yi-Lightning
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-Lightning in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads 47.8 to 35.4.
- Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 42.0 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2026-02-01 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 33.8 (#251), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1410 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1254 | — |
| SciCode | 29.3% | — |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 24.6 (#161), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1400 | 1302 |
| CritPt | 0.6% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 10% | — |
| DTBench | 80% | — |
| LMCA | 29.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.52 | — |
Math Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 39.9 (#97), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1404 | 1300 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 56% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 70% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 47.8 (#79), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1408 | 1286 |
| GPQA Diamond | 83.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 10.5% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 50.0 (#127), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1457 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1412 | 1305 |
| LMArena German | 1367 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1325 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 1356 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1376 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1392 | 1315 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 72.8 (#128), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1379 | 1278 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 42.4 (#127), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1389 | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 57.9 (#124), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1395 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1346 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1390 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.5 35B-A3B better than Yi-Lightning?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen3.5 35B-A3B or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.8 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.5 35B-A3B and Yi-Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has 28 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.