Model comparison
Claude Mythos 5 vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 5 shared benchmark results across 3 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude Mythos 5 #1 (Supported); Qwen3.5-35B-A3B #72 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude Mythos 5 and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B share 5 comparable benchmark results. 3 of 8 categories are comparable. 10 results are unique to Claude Mythos 5; 23 to Qwen3.5-35B-A3B.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 5
- Claude Mythos 5 only
- 10
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only
- 23
- Comparable categories
- 3 / 8
Pick Claude Mythos 5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 5 shared benchmark results across 3 evidence categories; 3 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Claude Mythos 5 is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 83.93 to 56.97. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Claude Mythos 5's sharpest advantage is in agentic, where it averages 87 against 51. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is Terminal-Bench 2.0, 88% to 40.5%. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
Claude Mythos 5 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $10.00 input / $50.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. Claude Mythos 5 gives you the larger context window at 1M+, compared with 262K for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Claude Mythos 5 | Δ | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Claude Mythos 587.0 | Margin← 36.0 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B51.0 |
| Coding | Claude Mythos 589.7 | Margin← 29.1 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B60.6 |
| Knowledge | Claude Mythos 568.5 | Margin→ 13.1 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B81.6 |
| Reasoning | Claude Mythos 5Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B59.0 |
| Math | Claude Mythos 597.6 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.5-35B-A3BNot measured |
| Multilingual | Claude Mythos 5Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B81.0 |
| Multimodal | Claude Mythos 593.5 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.5-35B-A3BNot measured |
| Inst. Following | Claude Mythos 5Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B91.9 |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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Terminal-Bench 2.0
AgenticA 88%B 40.5%Winner: Claude Mythos 5Δ 47.5Terminal-Bench 2.0: Claude Mythos 5 scored 88%; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B scored 40.5%. Claude Mythos 5 wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
OSWorld-Verified
AgenticA 85%B 54.5%Winner: Claude Mythos 5Δ 30.5OSWorld-Verified: Claude Mythos 5 scored 85%; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B scored 54.5%. Claude Mythos 5 wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
BrowseComp
AgenticA 88%B 61%Winner: Claude Mythos 5Δ 27BrowseComp: Claude Mythos 5 scored 88%; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B scored 61%. Claude Mythos 5 wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
SWE-bench Verified
CodingA 95.5%B 69.2%Winner: Claude Mythos 5Δ 26.3SWE-bench Verified: Claude Mythos 5 scored 95.5%; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B scored 69.2%. Claude Mythos 5 wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
GPQA
KnowledgeA 94.1%B 84.2%Winner: Claude Mythos 5Δ 9.9GPQA: Claude Mythos 5 scored 94.1%; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B scored 84.2%. Claude Mythos 5 wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude Mythos 5 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude Mythos 5$10 input / $50 output | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B$0 input / $0 output | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude Mythos 5Not available | Qwen3.5-35B-A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude Mythos 5Not available | Qwen3.5-35B-A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude Mythos 51M+ | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B262K | Claude Mythos 5 lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
AgenticClaude Mythos 5 wins6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Mythos 5 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 88% | 40.5% | Claude Mythos 5 leads |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | 85% | 54.5% | Claude Mythos 5 leads |
| BrowseCompSource | 88% | 61% | Claude Mythos 5 leads |
| ExploitGymSource | 17.5% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | — | 89.2% | Not comparable |
| Gert LabsSource | — | 28.96% | Not comparable |
CodingClaude Mythos 5 wins5 benchmarks
Reasoning3 benchmarks
KnowledgeQwen3.5-35B-A3B wins11 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Mythos 5 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 94.1% | 84.2% | Claude Mythos 5 leads |
| HLESource | 64.5% | — | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | 59% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 85.3% | Not comparable |
| SuperGPQASource | — | 63.4% | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | — | 29.3% | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | — | 84.5% | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | — | 19.7% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | -46.4% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 20.5% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 84.0% | Not comparable |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Mythos 5 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAMO 2026Source | 97.6% | — | Not comparable |
Multilingual2 benchmarks
Multimodal8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Mythos 5 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench MultimodalSource | 54.9% | — | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | 93.5% | — | Not comparable |
| CharXiv w/o toolsSource | 88.9% | — | Not comparable |
| MMMUSource | — | 81.4% | Not comparable |
| MMVUSource | — | 72.3% | Not comparable |
| MathVisionSource | — | 83.9% | Not comparable |
| V*Source | — | 92.7% | Not comparable |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | — | 72.7% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (4)
Which is better, Claude Mythos 5 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
Claude Mythos 5 is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 83.93 to 56.97. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 88% and 40.5%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Mythos 5 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.6 versus 68.5. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for coding, Claude Mythos 5 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
Claude Mythos 5 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 89.7 versus 60.6. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Claude Mythos 5 or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
Claude Mythos 5 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 87 versus 51. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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