Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled vs CodeQwen1.5 7B
Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.
Specifications
| Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled | CodeQwen1.5 7B | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 36.0B | 7.3B |
| Context | 262K | 66K |
| Architecture | Qwen3_5MoeForConditionalGeneration | Qwen2ForCausalLM |
| License | Apache 2.0 | Other |
| Downloads | 2.5K | 1.6K |
| Released | Mar 2026 | — |
VRAM by Quantization: Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled vs CodeQwen1.5 7B
| Quantization | Bits | Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled VRAM | CodeQwen1.5 7B VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 3.40 | — | 3.5 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 3.90 | — | 4.0 GB |
| Q3_K_S | 3.50 | — | 3.6 GB |
| Q4_0 | 4.00 | — | 4.1 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 4.80 | 21.9 GB | 4.8 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 5.70 | — | 5.6 GB |
| Q6_K | 6.60 | — | 6.4 GB |
| Q8_0 | 8.00 | — | 7.7 GB |
Verdict
CodeQwen1.5 7B needs less VRAM at Q4_K_M (4.8 GB vs 21.9 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled supports a longer context window (262K tokens). Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 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 CodeQwen1.5 7B?
At Q4_K_M, Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled needs 21.9 GB and CodeQwen1.5 7B needs 4.8 GB, so CodeQwen1.5 7B is the lighter option to run locally.
- Which has a longer context window, Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled or CodeQwen1.5 7B?
Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled supports 262,144 tokens and CodeQwen1.5 7B supports 65,536 tokens.
- What is the difference between Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled and CodeQwen1.5 7B?
Qwen3.5 35B A3B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled is a 36.0B model from Jackrong (Qwen family), while CodeQwen1.5 7B is a 7.3B model from Alibaba (Qwen family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.