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Qwen3.5 0.8B vs Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct

Qwen3.5 0.8B (Qwen) and Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 5 October 2026

As of 5 October 2026, Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#127 vs #212); and Qwen3.5 0.8B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3.5 0.8B if…

  • you want to self-host: Qwen3.5 0.8B ships open weights while Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct is restricted license.
  • AA τ²-Bench Telecom is your yardstick — 47.7% against 16.4%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3.5 0.8B was listed 28 February 2026, Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct 20 September 2025.

Choose Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #127 against #212 (52.4 vs 34.5 points).
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 4.6% against 1.1%.

Qwen3.5 0.8B vs Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3.5 0.8B and Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct
FieldQwen3.5 0.8BQwenQwen3 Omni 30B A3B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#212#127
Index score34.552.4
EvidenceEstimatedEstimated
Input price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Output price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Context window— tokens— tokens
Declared route output cap--
API providers listed00
Weight accessOpen weightsRestricted license
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Audio
First listed28 February 202620 September 2025
PublisherQwenQwen

Evidence: 6 reported rows against measured corpus ladders (58%); publisher-corpus-prior over 231 held-out anchors (42%); shrunk 14 up toward the measured corpus · publisher-corpus-prior over 231 held-out anchors (10%); launch card against 4 resolved peers on 4 rows (90%); exceeds every named peer on 1 of 4 rows; no cross-lab optimism probe available; shrunk 0.1 up toward the measured corpus. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3.5 0.8B vs Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3.5 0.8B or Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct has a published result
BoardQwen3.5 0.8BQwen3 Omni 30B A3B InstructLeads
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis0.0%Reasoning—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis47.7%Reasoning16.4%Non-reasoningQwen3.5 0.8B
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis1.1%Reasoning4.6%Non-reasoningQwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Qwen3.5 0.8B vs Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct: common questions

Is Qwen3.5 0.8B better than Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 5 October 2026: #127 against #212. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Qwen3.5 0.8B cheaper than Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.5 0.8B or Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct?

Qwen3.5 0.8B: context unknown. Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct: context unknown. OpenRouter catalogue or provider-endpoint declaration. Limits can vary by provider and prompt length; a model-wide maximum has not been independently verified.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3.5 0.8B or Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Qwen3.5 0.8B and Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct open-weight models?

Qwen3.5 0.8B: Open weights. Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct: Restricted license. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence. A missing weight link does not identify every API or chat product that offers a model.

Where can I run Qwen3.5 0.8B and Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for Qwen3.5 0.8B and 0 for Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3.5 0.8B vs Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct comparison?

Every figure and ModelCap Index position comes from the same published snapshot dated 5 October 2026. Publication and page updates happen separately; use the snapshot date shown on the page.

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