VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is Qwen3 5 35B A3b state of the art?
No.Best recorded rank is #75 in Science.
As of Oct 14, 2026, Qwen3 5 35B A3b from Alibaba / Qwen. Best recorded rank is #75 in Science. Last listed at #75 in Science on 2026-02-24. That board does not award a crown.
General LLMNot SOTA · #121#121 · 0dGeneral LLM · paretoNot SOTA · #157#157 · 0dReasoningNot SOTA · #125#125 · 0dReasoning · paretoNot SOTA · #164#164 · 0dMathNot SOTA · #112#112 · 0dScienceNot SOTA · #75#75 · 0dCodingNot SOTA · #126#126 · 0dCoding › Web devNot SOTA · #98#98 · 0dCoding › Web dev · paretoNot SOTA · #112#112 · 0dLong contextNot SOTA · #124#124 · 0d
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Ranked #121 in General LLM.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) qwen3.5-35b-a3b | 1393.8350972111339 1389.6–1398.1 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) qwen3.5-35b-a3b | 1411.9372660784886 1406.8–1417.1 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, math) qwen3.5-35b-a3b | 1398.4771152443154 1384.8–1412.1 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| GPQA Diamond qwen3.5-35b-a3b | 0.8345959595959596 0.8–0.9 | 2026-02-24 | INDEP. | snap_fee7890b5dd0 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) qwen3.5-35b-a3b | 1434.6577268518438 1427.6–1441.7 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena WebDev qwen3.5-35b-a3b | 1253.9153760215115 1236.5–1271.3 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_6949d6fb2488 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query) qwen3.5-35b-a3b | 1398.6407965393903 1392.3–1404.9 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text factuality qwen3.5-35b-a3b | 1407.3643651395369 1403.5–1411.2 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_f051faf18005 |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
No closed or open crown interval includes this model.
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | Not SOTA · #121 | Ranked #121 in General LLM. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #125 | Ranked #125 in Reasoning. |
| Math | Not SOTA · #112 | Ranked #112 in Math. |
| Science | Not SOTA · #75 | Last listed at #75 in Science on 2026-02-24. That board does not award a crown. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #126 | Ranked #126 in Coding. |
| Coding › Web dev | Not SOTA · #98 | Ranked #98 in Coding › Web dev. |
| Long context | Not SOTA · #124 | Ranked #124 in Long context. |
| Factuality | Not SOTA · #104 | Ranked #104 in Factuality. |