Qwen 3.6 27B vs Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B
Comparing VRAM requirements, performance, and capabilities for running these models locally with Ollama.
Parameters
27B
Context
256K
VRAM Range
20–62 GB
Recommended
Q4_K_M (20 GB)
ByAlibaba·LicenseApache 2.0
Parameters
35B
Context
256K
VRAM Range
27–78 GB
Recommended
Q4_K_M (27 GB)
ByAlibaba·LicenseApache 2.0
VRAM Requirements by Quantization
Side-by-side memory needs at each quality level.
| Quantization | Qwen 3.6 27B | Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 20 GB | 27 GB | -7.0 GB |
| Q8_0 | 34 GB | 44 GB | -10.0 GB |
Capabilities
Feature support comparison.
| Capability | Qwen 3.6 27B | Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| text generation | Yes | Yes |
| code generation | Yes | Yes |
| reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| multilingual | Yes | Yes |
| vision | Yes | Yes |
| tool use | Yes | Yes |
| math | Yes | Yes |
| summarization | Yes | Yes |
Benchmark Scores
Higher is better. Scores from published evaluations.
| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 27B | Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| swe-bench-verified | 77.2 | 73.4 |
| aime2026 | 94.1 | — |
| gpqa-diamond | 87.8 | 86.0 |
Hardware Compatibility
Can each model run at recommended quantization on common VRAM tiers?
| VRAM | Qwen 3.6 27B | Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| 8 GB | No | No |
| 12 GB | No | No |
| 16 GB | Offload | No |
| 24 GB | Runs | Offload |
| 32 GB | Runs | Runs |
| 48 GB | Runs | Runs |
| 64 GB | Runs | Runs |
| 96 GB | Runs | Runs |
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