Which is better for coding — GPT-5.1 Medium or Qwen3.5 35B A3B?

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Which model is cheaper — GPT-5.1 Medium or Qwen3.5 35B A3B?

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Which has a larger context window — GPT-5.1 Medium or Qwen3.5 35B A3B?

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GPT-5.1 Medium vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

Characteristic	GPT-5.1 Medium	Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Company	OpenAI	Alibaba
Release Date	November 11, 2025	March 1, 2026
Parameters	—	35B
Multimodal	Yes	No
Context (input)	256K	—
Context (output)	64K	—
Input Price / 1M	$1.00	—
Output Price / 1M	$4.00	—
Average Score	1.0	0.9

Verdict

Qwen3.5 35B A3B leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: GPT-5.1 Medium — 1.0, Qwen3.5 35B A3B — 0.9.

Recency

Qwen3.5 35B A3B is newer: released 3/1/2026 vs 11/11/2025.

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The GPT-5.1 Medium and Qwen3.5 35B A3B comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the GPT-5.1 Medium or Qwen3.5 35B A3B page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.