Model Comparison

Claude Opus 5 vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3BWhich is better in 2026?

Claude Opus 5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Claude Opus 5 vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B — which is better?

Claude Opus 5 (by Anthropic) and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Claude Opus 5 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GDPval-AA, Humanity's Last Exam), while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is better at 0 benchmarks. Claude Opus 5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Claude Opus 5 if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026

Choose Qwen3.6-35B-A3B if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Claude Opus 5 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GDPval-AA, Humanity's Last Exam), while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Opus 5 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Opus 5 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Opus 5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Opus 5 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude Opus 5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude Opus 5

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 5 was released on 2026-07-24, while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B was released on 2026-04-16.

Claude Opus 5 is 3 months newer than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.

Claude Opus 5

Jul 24, 2026

0 days ago

3mo newer
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apr 16, 2026

3 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Higher GDPval-AA score (62.0% vs 35.2%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (64.7% vs 21.4%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Opus 5 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Opus 5
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
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Feature
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 5 vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.

Which is better, Claude Opus 5 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Claude Opus 5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Opus 5 is made by Anthropic and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude Opus 5 compare to Qwen3.6-35B-A3B in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 5 scores BrowseComp: 90.8%, BioMysteryBench: 90.1%, OSWorld 2.0: 70.6%, DeepSWE 1.1: 68.8%, Humanity's Last Exam: 64.7%. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scores MMLU-Redux: 93.3%, MMBench-V1.1: 92.8%, AI2D: 92.7%, AIME 2026: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 92.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 5 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Claude Opus 5 supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Opus 5 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Opus 5 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Claude Opus 5 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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