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GPT-5 Nano (medium) vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

GPT-5 Nano (medium) leads on average score with 5.7 vs 5.6. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.120 vs $0.159. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is faster at 18.31s vs 56.55s, with pass rates of 53.6% vs 37.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-16

Compared models

Rank
#288
Total Output Tokens
307,921
Response Time (avg)
56.55s
Total Cost
$0.159
Rank
#299
Total Output Tokens
135,768
Response Time (avg)
18.31s
Total Cost
$0.120
Recommended model Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Its score stays close to the best score here (5.6 vs 5.7), while responding about 3.1x faster than GPT-5 Nano (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric GPT-5 Nano GPT-5 Nano medium Release: 2025-08-07 Qwen3.5-35B-A3B Qwen3.5-35B-A3B none Release: 2026-02-24
Score 5.7 5.6
Rank #288 #299
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 6.5 8.6
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 53.6% 37.7%
Flaky tests 10 4
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.737 3.135
Total Cost $0.159 $0.120
Input Price $0.050 / 1M $0.080 / 1M
Output Price $0.400 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.005 / 1M $0.040 / 1M
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 314,436 218,886
Output Tokens 13,578 135,768
Reasoning Tokens 294,343 0
Response Time (avg) 56.55s 18.31s
Response Time (max) 227.89s 209.15s
Response Time (total) 961.32s 421.19s
Parameters ~120B total (~5B active) 35B total (3B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#288 GPT-5 Nano

medium
Cost
$0.006
Time
108.5s
Tokens
13,209 tok

#299 Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

none
Cost
$0.005
Time
28.4s
Tokens
4,518 tok

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Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5 Nano 7.0 7.7 55.6% 1 41.62s 7,305 740 41,152
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 1.39s 7,808 571 0

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