Qwen: Qwen3 Max vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Compare Qwen: Qwen3 Max and Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B, both from Qwen, context windows of 256K vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Qwen: Qwen3 Max
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B is 3.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Qwen: Qwen3 Max
Input
$1.20
Output
$6.00
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Input
$0.25
4.8× cheaper
Output
$2.00
3.0× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B is cheaper on both — 4.8× input, 3.0× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
29%
Qwen: Qwen3 Max uses 45.1x more emoji
Qwen: Qwen3 Max
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
60%Vocabulary51%
28wSentence Length15w
0.48Hedging0.39
5.7Bold6.8
4.1Lists4.8
0.45Emoji0.00
0.78Headings0.84
0.18Transitions0.14
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Research
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