Model Comparison

Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)
vs. Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

Comparing 2 AI models · 10 benchmarks · Alibaba, ByteDance Seed

Recommended Pick

Alibaba logoQwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)11 metric wins

Strongest on: Throughput, TTFT, Latency

Best Value

ByteDance Seed logo

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

100.0 value score

53.9 reasoning / $0.30/1M

Lowest Price

ByteDance Seed logo

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

$0.21/1M input price

Best Reasoning

ByteDance Seed logo

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

53.9 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Best value

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.

Price gap

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct is 1.2x cheaper on input tokens than Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning).

Speed gap

Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning) generates about 4.5x as many tokens per second as Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct.

Reasoning gap

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct leads Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning) by 9.4 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning) wins 11 measurable categories, including Throughput, TTFT, Latency, Intelligence.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Alibaba

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Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

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Full Comparison

Metric
Top Pick
Alibaba logoQwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Alibaba
ByteDance Seed logoSeed-OSS-36B-Instruct
ByteDance Seed
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost$0.25/1M$0.21/1M
Output Cost$2.00/1M$0.57/1M
Blended (3:1)$0.69/1M$0.30/1M
Specifications
OrganizationAlibabaByteDance Seed
Release DateFeb 24, 2026Aug 20, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput170.0 tok/s38.1 tok/s
TTFT1099ms1478ms
Latency12863ms54038ms
Composite Indices
Value Score36.0100.0
Reasoning Score44.553.9
Intelligence29.318.3
Math84.7
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA84.5%72.6%
MMLU Pro81.5%
HLE19.7%9.1%
LiveCodeBench76.5%
AIME 202584.7%
SciCode37.7%36.5%
LCR62.7%57.7%
IFBench72.5%41.9%
TAU-bench v289.2%49.4%
TerminalBench Hard26.5%6.8%

Key Takeaways

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct offers the best value at $0.21/1M,making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct has the strongest reasoning profile with a 53.9 reasoning score,combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens,suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

Alibaba logo

Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)

  • General-purpose AI
  • Versatile applications
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Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis