Qwen3 Max Thinking vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Side-by-side comparison. Updated 2026-06-12.

Verdict

Qwen3 Max Thinking wins on higher overall score (7.0 vs 6.8, +0.2).

Both models score equally. Pick based on which strengths align with your workload.

Qwen3 Max Thinking
by Qwen
7.0 /10 Strong
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Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
by Qwen
6.8 /10 Capable
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At a Glance

Side-by-side comparison of Qwen3 Max Thinking and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Attribute Qwen3 Max Thinking Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Provider Qwen Qwen
Tags Reasoning Intelligent Open Weight Fast
Context 262,144 tokens 262,144 tokens
Input price $0.78/1M $0.14/1M
Output price $1.00/1M $1.00/1M
Input modalities Text Text, Image, Video
Output modalities Text Text

Qwen3 Max Thinking Strengths

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B Strengths