Qwen3.6 35B A3B vs Qwen3.5 122B A10B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Qwen3.6 35B A3B and Qwen3.5 122B A10B releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.

  • For intelligence, Qwen3.6 35B A3B and Qwen3.5 122B A10B tie at 18 (Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) and Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Non-reasoning)).
  • For output speed, Qwen3.5 122B A10B is fastest: Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Non-reasoning) at 142 t/s, against Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) at 131 t/s for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.
  • For cost per task, Qwen3.5 122B A10B is cheapest: Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) at $0.32, against Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) at $0.48 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.

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Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase v1.1, GDPval-AA v2.1, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
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Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Pareto line
AA-Briefcase v1.1
GDPval-AA v2.1

Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indexes

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
18
18
13
21
-
22
29
$0.48
$0.6
$0.375
$2.25
-
$896
35k
13k
161M
117
2.17s
48.11s
52.37s
284.37s
36B
3B active at inference time
262k
Apr 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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Apache 2.0
Alibaba CloudSiliconFlowScaleway
+4
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Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
18
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.7
$0.40
$3.20
-
-
-
-
-
142
2.36s
2.36s
5.87s
-
125B
10B active at inference time
262k
Feb 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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Apache 2.0
DeepInfraAlibaba Cloud
View
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
16
17
13
17
-
19
24
$0.32
$0.7
$0.40
$3.20
-
$661
17k
7k
101M
129
2.39s
17.88s
21.75s
124.22s
125B
10B active at inference time
262k
Feb 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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Apache 2.0
SiliconFlowDeepInfraAlibaba Cloud
+2
View
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
15
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.6
$0.375
$2.25
-
-
-
-
-
131
2.15s
2.15s
5.95s
-
36B
3B active at inference time
262k
Apr 2026
-
No

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

🤗
Apache 2.0
ScalewayDeepInfraNovita
+3
View