Alibaba
Qwen3.5
Alibaba's open-weight generalist model combining reasoning and non-reasoning modes with native vision input.
Our editorial assessment, based on the public sources listed below. Last reviewed .
- Overall rank
- #50
- Tier
- A
- Score
- 77.7
- Main category
- Overall
Strengths
- Strong open-weight generalist with a top-tier open-model benchmark score
- Combines reasoning and non-reasoning modes in one model
- Native vision input and large context window
Considerations
- Trails the top closed frontier models on the hardest evals
- Large hardware footprint requires GPU planning
- Limited 2025 coverage in public sources for stable pricing
Price
Open weights (free to self-host) · cloud API usage-based
Shown for reference — price is not part of the score.
Score breakdown
- Performance
- 80.0
- 55% of score
- Reputation
- 82.0
- 35% of score
- Recency
- 50.0
- 10% of score
The overall score combines these sub-scores using the weights shown. How we score →
Verification status
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- Pricing
- Benchmark
- Reputation
- Feature list
Checked against the sources listed below.
Sources
- CNBC — Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- The Decoder — Alibaba's free Qwen3.5 (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- DeepLearning.AI The Batch — Qwen3.5 open-weights MoE (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- Codersera — Qwen 3.5 to 3.8 open-weights guide (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- Ranked: The Smartest AI Models of 2026 - Visual Capitalist (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
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