Qwen3.5 35B A3B is the stronger all-rounder.Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is cheaper.
Scores updated · 12 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the two areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct costs 88% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Qwen3.5 35B A3B pulls ahead
- Fixes real GitHub issues in Python projectsSWE-bench Verified+60.2points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+42.8points ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+17.5points ahead
Where Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 12 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingQwen3.5 35B A3B
- SWE-bench VerifiedQwen3.5 35B A3B by 60.2969.2+60.2
- SciCodeQwen3.5 35B A3B by 10.627.137.7+10.6
ReasoningQwen3.5 35B A3B
- GPQA DiamondQwen3.5 35B A3B by 42.841.784.5+42.8
- Humanity's Last ExamQwen3.5 35B A3B by 17.53.521+17.5
Other results8 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- MMLU-ProQwen3.5 35B A3B by 34.950.485.3+34.9
- HumanEvalQwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct by 26.292.766.5+26.2
- ARC-ChallengeQwen3.5 35B A3B by 24.970.595.4+24.9
- MBPPQwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct by 19.490.270.8+19.4
- MMLU-ReduxQwen3.5 35B A3B by 15.877.593.3+15.8
- AA IntelligenceQwen3.5 35B A3B by 12.66.719.3+12.6
- HellaSwagQwen3.5 35B A3B by 2.68385.6+2.6
- WinoGrandeQwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct by 1.680.879.2+1.6
Questions people ask
Which is better, Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct or Qwen3.5 35B A3B?
Qwen3.5 35B A3B wins all two areas where both have results: coding and reasoning. Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct wins none, but costs 88% less.
Which is better for coding?
Qwen3.5 35B A3B. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct costs $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5 35B A3B costs $0.25 and $2.00. That makes Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct about 88% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 12 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 4 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 8 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.