Claude Sonnet 5 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Claude Sonnet 5 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B releases: 6 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 8 models.
- For intelligence, Claude Sonnet 5 scores highest: Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 38, against Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) at 19 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.
- For output speed, Qwen3.6 35B A3B is fastest: Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) at 137 t/s, against Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 74 t/s for Claude Sonnet 5.
- For cost per task, Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheapest: Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) at $0.48, against Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort) at $0.51 for Claude Sonnet 5.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench v4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||
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| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) |  Anthropic | 38 | - | 1M | $1.5 | 74 | Not available |    | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort) | Anthropic | 35 | - | 1M | $1.5 | 68 | Not available | | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort) | Anthropic | 32 | - | 1M | $1.5 | 58 | Not available | | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) | Anthropic | 29 | - | 1M | $1.5 | 57 | Not available | | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort) | Anthropic | 28 | - | 1M | $1.5 | 58 | Not available | | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort) | Anthropic | 25 | - | 1M | $1.5 | 56 | Not available | | |
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) |  Alibaba | 19 | 36B 3B active at inference time | 262k | $0.6 | 131 |   +4 | ||
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) | Alibaba | 15 | 36B 3B active at inference time | 262k | $0.6 | 137 |   +3 |