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Qwen3.6 35B-A3B vs GPT-3.5 Turbo

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.6 35B-A3B offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.6 35B-A3B or GPT-3.5 Turbo based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

SpecQwen3.6 35B-A3BGPT-3.5 Turbo
ProviderAlibabaOpenAI
Input / 1M tokens$0.25$0.50
Output / 1M tokens$1.49$1.50
Context window262K16K
Parameters—20B
Open weightsYesNo
ReleasedApr 2026Mar 2023
GPQA Diamond score84.828.0
Epoch Capabilities Index score144119
LMArena (Chatbot Arena) Elo score—1125

FAQ

Is Qwen3.6 35B-A3B or GPT-3.5 Turbo cheaper?

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is cheaper on output tokens ($1.49 vs $1.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B or GPT-3.5 Turbo?

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.