Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B Claude 4.7 Opus Reasoning Distilled

Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.

Specifications

Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning DistilledQwen3.6 35B A3B Claude 4.7 Opus Reasoning Distilled
Parameters36.0B36.0B
Context262K262K
ArchitectureQwen3_5MoeForConditionalGenerationQwen3_5MoeForConditionalGeneration
LicenseApache 2.0Apache 2.0
Downloads2.5K12.7K
ReleasedMar 2026Apr 2026

VRAM by Quantization: Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B Claude 4.7 Opus Reasoning Distilled

QuantizationBitsQwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled VRAMQwen3.6 35B A3B Claude 4.7 Opus Reasoning Distilled VRAM
Q4_K_M4.8021.9 GB21.9 GB
Q6_K6.6030.0 GB
Q8_08.0036.3 GB

Verdict

Qwen3.6 35B A3B Claude 4.7 Opus Reasoning Distilled is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which needs less VRAM, Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled or Qwen3.6 35B A3B Claude 4.7 Opus Reasoning Distilled?

At Q4_K_M, Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled needs 21.9 GB and Qwen3.6 35B A3B Claude 4.7 Opus Reasoning Distilled needs 21.9 GB, so Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled is the lighter option to run locally.

Which has a longer context window, Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled or Qwen3.6 35B A3B Claude 4.7 Opus Reasoning Distilled?

Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled supports 262,144 tokens and Qwen3.6 35B A3B Claude 4.7 Opus Reasoning Distilled supports 262,144 tokens.

What is the difference between Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled and Qwen3.6 35B A3B Claude 4.7 Opus Reasoning Distilled?

Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled is a 36.0B model from Jackrong (Qwen family), while Qwen3.6 35B A3B Claude 4.7 Opus Reasoning Distilled is a 36.0B model from lordx64 (Qwen family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.