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  3. Quasar Alpha vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Updated Feb 2026

Quasar Alpha vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B

Quasar Alpha has a larger context window than Qwen3.5 35B A3B (1.0M tokens vs 262K tokens).

Minimalist Landing Page

Whole landing page for a startup that reads your face. It renders or it doesn't.

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Quasar Alpha
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Qwen3.5 35B A3B

Which answer wins?

Price and specs

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Quasar Alpha has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.

Quasar Alpha and Qwen3.5 35B A3B compared across 6 shared prompts
SpecQuasar AlphaQwen3.5 35B A3B
Input price—$0.25/M tokens
Output price—$2/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens262K tokens
ParametersNot disclosed35B (3B active)
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)—No
ReleasedApr 2025Feb 2026
At 10M a month–not listed$2.50$2.50
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it7 hosts, cheapest first
Quasar Alpha

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Qwen3.5 35B A3B7 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • DDarkbloomfp4$0.08 in·$0.75 out·262k·100% up
  • DDeepInfrafp8$0.14 in·$1.00 out·262k·98.1% up
  • PParasailfp8$0.15 in·$1.00 out·262k·100% up
  • VVenice$0.15 in·$1.00 out·256k·100% up
  • Alibaba Cloud$0.16 in·$1.30 out·262k·100% up
  • AAtlasCloudfp8$0.23 in·$1.80 out·262k·100% up
1 more hostFewer hosts
  • SSiliconFlowfp8$0.24 in·$1.80 out·262k·51.4% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 10 Oct 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between Quasar Alpha and Qwen3.5 35B A3B?

Quasar Alpha is developed by OpenRouter while Qwen3.5 35B A3B is developed by Qwen. Quasar Alpha has a 1.0M token context window vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 6 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Quasar Alpha or Qwen3.5 35B A3B?

It depends on your use case. Quasar Alpha and Qwen3.5 35B A3B each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 6 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How can I compare Quasar Alpha and Qwen3.5 35B A3B on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Quasar Alpha and Qwen3.5 35B A3B across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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