Qwen3.5vsQwQ-32B-Preview
Qwen3.5 | QwQ-32B-Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 397B | 32B |
Context window | 1M | 32k |
| Benchmarks | ||
Coding SWE-Bench VerifiedReal coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 76.4% | — |
Multilingual coding SWE-Bench MultilingualLike SWE-Bench, but the coding problems span many programming languages, not just one. Tests how broadly the AI can code. Higher is better. | 69.3% | — |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.0Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? (Version 2.0 of the test.) Higher is better. | 52.5% | — |
Web browsing BrowseCompCan the AI browse the web and track down hard-to-find answers? Higher is better. | 69% | — |
Multidisciplinary reasoning Humanity's Last Exam · no toolsHumanity's Last Exam — extremely hard expert questions across many subjects, written so you can't just look up the answer. “No tools” means the AI answers on its own. Higher is better. | 28.7% | — |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 88.4% | — |
Agentic computer use OSWorld-VerifiedCan the AI actually operate a computer — clicking, typing, and using real apps — to finish tasks on its own? Higher is better. | 62.2% | — |
Chart reasoning CharXiv ReasoningCan the AI read and reason about complex charts and figures, not just text? Higher is better. | 80.8% | — |
Multimodal reasoning MMMU-ProA tougher version of MMMU — college-level questions that mix images, diagrams, and text together. Higher is better. | 79% | — |
Multimodal MMMUTests the AI on understanding images and text together across many college subjects. Higher is better. | 85% | — |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Qwen | Qwen |
| Release date | Feb 16 2026 | Nov 28 2024 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
Which is better: Qwen3.5 or QwQ-32B-Preview?
Qwen3.5 and QwQ-32B-Preview don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. QwQ-32B-Preview shipped 445 days before Qwen3.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Qwen3.5 has 397B parameters, while QwQ-32B-Preview has 32B. Context windows are 1M (Qwen3.5) vs 32k (QwQ-32B-Preview).
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Qwen3.5 and QwQ-32B-Preview don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Qwen3.5 was released by Qwen on Feb 16 2026.
QwQ-32B-Preview was released by Qwen on Nov 28 2024.
Qwen3.5 has a 1M context window; QwQ-32B-Preview has 32k.
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