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Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the lower published input-plus-output rate. Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B has more Credits provider routes and the larger context window. There is not enough recent probe data to compare speed.

$1.2027/1MQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B cheapest route

$5.275/1MQwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B cheapest route

not enough dataQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B fastest measured p50 TTFT

1535 msQwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B fastest measured p50 TTFT via lyceum

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3BQwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B

Model idqwen/qwen3.5-35b-a3bqwen/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b

Publisher Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Alibaba Cloud Model Studio

AI IQ — IQ 123#32

Context262,144 tokens1,000,000 tokens

Credits provider routes56

Cheapest route$1.2027/1M$5.275/1M

Cached input$0.026375/1M to $0.237375/1M$0.26375/1M to $0.66465/1M

Privacy posturehas ZDR routehas ZDR route

Fastest measured p50 TTFTnot enough data1535 ms via lyceum

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime rangenot enough data100.00%

Modes chat chat

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B routes

Overview5 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B routes

Overview6 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen/qwen3.5-35b-a3b",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B?

Is Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $1.2027/1M for Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and $5.275/1M for Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is not enough data for Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and 1535 ms for Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between qwen/qwen3.5-35b-a3b and qwen/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.