Model Comparison

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs Claude Haiku 4.5Which is better in 2026?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs Claude Haiku 4.5 — which is better?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and Claude Haiku 4.5 (by Anthropic) 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.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GDPval-AA, GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified), while Claude Haiku 4.5 is better at 0 benchmarks. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Qwen3.6-35B-A3B if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 3 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Claude Haiku 4.5 if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $1.00/M input and $5.00/M output

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GDPval-AA, GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified), while Claude Haiku 4.5 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Jun 27 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Haiku 4.5 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude Haiku 4.5 specifies output context (64,000 tokens).

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Sat Jun 27 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and Claude Haiku 4.5 support multimodal inputs.

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

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Claude Haiku 4.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Claude Haiku 4.5 uses a proprietary license.

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

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Claude Haiku 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B was released on 2026-04-16, while Claude Haiku 4.5 was released on 2025-10-15.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is 6 months newer than Claude Haiku 4.5.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apr 16, 2026

2 months ago

6mo newer
Claude Haiku 4.5

Oct 15, 2025

8 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Haiku 4.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-02-01, while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Haiku 4.5's training data extends to 2025-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.6-35B-A3B's cutoff date.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

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Claude Haiku 4.5

Feb 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights
Higher GDPval-AA score (35.2% vs 30.1%)
Higher GPQA score (86.0% vs 73.0%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (73.4% vs 73.3%)
Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and Claude Haiku 4.5 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
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Claude Haiku 4.5
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Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
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Claude Haiku 4.5

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs Claude Haiku 4.5.

Which is better, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B or Claude Haiku 4.5?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Claude Haiku 4.5 is made by Anthropic. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Qwen3.6-35B-A3B compare to Claude Haiku 4.5 in benchmarks?

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%. Claude Haiku 4.5 scores Tau2 Retail: 83.2%, MMMLU: 83.0%, Tau2 Telecom: 83.0%, AIME 2025: 80.7%, SWE-Bench Verified: 73.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and Claude Haiku 4.5?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B supports an unknown number of tokens and Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 200K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and Claude Haiku 4.5?

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

Who makes Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and Claude Haiku 4.5?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Claude Haiku 4.5 is developed by Anthropic.

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