Qwen3vsQwen3.5-Plus

Qwen3
Qwen3.5-Plus
Specifications
Parameters
235B
Context window
128k
1M
Overview
CompanyQwenQwen
Release dateApr 29 2025Feb 16 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary

Which is better: Qwen3 or Qwen3.5-Plus?

Qwen3 and Qwen3.5-Plus don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Qwen3 shipped 293 days before Qwen3.5-Plus, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Context windows are 128k (Qwen3) vs 1M (Qwen3.5-Plus). Qwen3 is open weight, while Qwen3.5-Plus is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Qwen3 and Qwen3.5-Plus don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Qwen3 was released by Qwen on Apr 29 2025.

Qwen3.5-Plus was released by Qwen on Feb 16 2026.

Qwen3 has a 128k context window; Qwen3.5-Plus has 1M.

Qwen3 is an open weight model released by Qwen. Qwen3.5-Plus is a proprietary model released by Qwen.

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