GPT-5.4 Pro vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
| Signal | GPT-5.4 Pro | Delta | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 100 | +17 | |
Benchmarks | 90 | +15 | |
Pricing | 5 | -94 | |
Context window size | 96 | +10 | |
Recency | 100 | -- | |
Output Capacity | 85 | -5 | |
| Overall Result | 3 wins | of 6 | 2 wins |
Score History
91.9
current score
GPT-5.4 Pro
right now
76
current score
GPT-5.4 Pro
OpenAI
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Alibaba
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B saves you $11936.00/month
That's $143232.00/year compared to GPT-5.4 Pro at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | GPT-5.4 Pro | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 92 | 76 | GPT-5.4 Pro |
| Rank | #18 | #117 | GPT-5.4 Pro |
| Quality Rank | #18 | #117 | GPT-5.4 Pro |
| Adoption Rank | #18 | #117 | GPT-5.4 Pro |
| Parameters | -- | 35B | -- |
| Context Window | 1050K | 262K | GPT-5.4 Pro |
| Pricing | $30.00/$180.00/M | $0.14/$1.00/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 100 | 83 | GPT-5.4 Pro |
| Benchmarks | 90 | 76 | GPT-5.4 Pro |
| Pricing | 5 | 99 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| Context window size | 96 | 86 | GPT-5.4 Pro |
| Recency | 100 | 100 | GPT-5.4 Pro |
| Output Capacity | 85 | 90 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 92/100 (rank #18), placing it in the top 94% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 76/100 (rank #117), placing it in the top 60% of all 290 models tracked.
GPT-5.4 Pro has a 16-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Choose GPT-5.4 Pro when you need:
- Processing long documents or large codebases (1050K token context)
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
Choose Qwen3.5-35B-A3B when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
- Self-hosted deployments where you need full control over the model
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B offers 99% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $17.10/month with Qwen3.5-35B-A3B vs $3150.00/month with GPT-5.4 Pro - a $3132.90 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (1050K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($1.00/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (92/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
GPT-5.4 Pro clearly outperforms Qwen3.5-35B-A3B with a significant 15.900000000000006-point lead. For most general use cases, GPT-5.4 Pro is the stronger choice. However, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B may still excel in niche scenarios.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
GPT-5.4 Pro
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
99% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
GPT-5.4 Pro
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
GPT-5.4 Pro
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
GPT-5.4 Pro
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by OpenAI
- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | GPT-5.4 Pro | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
GPT-5.4 Pro
OpenAI
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Alibaba
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B saves you $268.55/month
That's 99% cheaper than GPT-5.4 Pro at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | GPT-5.4 Pro | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 1.1M | 262K |
| Max Output Tokens | 128,000 | 262,144 |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
| Created | Mar 5, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 |