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Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs Qwen3-32B

Qwen3-32B needs less memory: about 26 GB versus about 29 GB (text weights only) for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, a difference of 3 GB. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has one runtime in release (Ollama). Qwen3-32B has one runtime in release (Ollama).

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CompareQwen3.6-35B-A3BQwen3-32B
Memory neededabout 29 GB · Up to 32 GB (text weights only)about 26 GB · Up to 32 GB
Recommended quantQ4_K_M · 22.3 GBQ4_K_M · 19.8 GB
llama.cpp supportArchitecture listedChecked 24 Oct 2026Architecture listedChecked 24 Oct 2026
Ollama supportReleasedChecked 24 Oct 2026ReleasedChecked 24 Oct 2026
LM Studio supportUpload availableChecked 24 Oct 2026Upload availableChecked 24 Oct 2026
MLX / mlx-lm supportUpload availableChecked 24 Oct 2026Upload availableChecked 24 Oct 2026
vLLM supportArchitecture listedChecked 24 Oct 2026Architecture listedChecked 24 Oct 2026
ReleasedApr 15, 2026Apr 27, 2025
LicenseNot recorded in this snapshot — see the model card ↗Not recorded in this snapshot — see the model card ↗
PublisherQwenQwen
Downloads3.9M2.9M
Model pageOpen Qwen3.6-35B-A3B ↗Open Qwen3-32B ↗
Fits these setups
  • Mac 16 GBWon't fit
  • Mac 24 GBWon't fit
  • Mac 32 GBWon't fit
  • Mac 64 GBRuns well
  • GPU 8 GB + 32 GB RAMWon't fit
  • GPU 12 GB + 32 GB RAMTight
  • GPU 16 GB + 32 GB RAMTight
  • GPU 24 GB + 64 GB RAMTight
  • CPU 32 GBTight
  • CPU 64 GBRuns well
  • Mac 16 GBWon't fit
  • Mac 24 GBWon't fit
  • Mac 32 GBTight
  • Mac 64 GBRuns well
  • GPU 8 GB + 32 GB RAMWon't fit
  • GPU 12 GB + 32 GB RAMTight
  • GPU 16 GB + 32 GB RAMTight
  • GPU 24 GB + 64 GB RAMTight
  • CPU 32 GBTight
  • CPU 64 GBRuns well

Memory needed is the same estimate shown on each model page: the recommended observed file plus 20% headroom and a 1.5 GB runtime allowance. See which setups fit →

These are estimates from observed file sizes, not benchmarks. They don’t account for long contexts or the KV cache, and fitting does not establish runtime compatibility or speed.