Qwen3.5-35B-A3B vs Grok 4.6
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-01-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,395.6097% of row best · rating · qwen3.5-35b-a3b; 95% CI [1391.30285568, 1399.90287908]; votes 29067; rank 143 | 1,443.75100% of row best · rating · grok-4.6-high; 95% CI [1433.62910542, 1453.86294509]; votes 3453; rank 55 |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 0 benchmark wins | 1 benchmark winOverall lead |
Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Qwen | xAI |
| Family | Qwen3 5 35b A3b | Grok 4 |
| Model | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Grok 4.6 |
| Version | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Grok 4.6 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | Unknown | Unknown |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | 2026-02-01 |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 262,144 | 500,000 |
| Total parameters | 35,951,822,704 | Unknown |
| Active parameters | 3,000,000,000 | Unknown |
| License | apache-2.0 | Unknown |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| Provider access | Deepinfra (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) | xAI (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
13 comparable fields · 8 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B Capabilities
Grok 4.6 Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B vs Grok 4.6 FAQs
Is Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Grok 4.6 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Grok 4.6, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Grok 4.6?+
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is $0.14 and Grok 4.6 is $2.00 per million tokens, so Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is cheaper on this metric. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is $1.00 and Grok 4.6 is $6.00 per million tokens, so Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Grok 4.6?+
Grok 4.6 has the larger sourced context window. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B supports 262,144 and Grok 4.6 supports 500,000.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Grok 4.6?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Grok 4.6 be self-hosted?+
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is open weight; Grok 4.6 is not marked open weight.
Can Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Grok 4.6 understand images?+
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is documented with image input; Grok 4.6 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Grok 4.6?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is — and Grok 4.6 is —.
Do Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Grok 4.6 support reasoning and tool use?+
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Grok 4.6: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Grok 4.6?+
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has 2 sourced provider routes; Grok 4.6 has 1, so Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Grok 4.6?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.