# Qwen3.5-122B-A10B vs ZAYA1-8B (slim)

> Qwen3.5-122B-A10B scores 63.1 (B) to ZAYA1-8B's 61 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen3.5-122B-A10B scores 63.1 (B) on agent readiness against ZAYA1-8B's 61 (C), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. ZAYA1-8B leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: B 63.1, rank #25 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-5-122b-a10b.min.md
- ZAYA1-8B: C 61, rank #85 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zaya1-8b.min.md
- Qwen3.5-122B-A10B, good for Agents with a 128 GB unified-memory machine or two large GPUs that want a capable vision-language model with a plain licence. Ahead on Agent interface, 70 against 60.
- ZAYA1-8B, good for People who want a small, fast reasoning model for maths and code and can live without tool calling Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 50 against 34.

| Category | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | ZAYA1-8B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 80 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 34 | 50 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | ZAYA1-8B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Alibaba (Qwen team) | Zyphra |
| Last release | 2026-02-24 | 2026-07-02 |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, ZAYA1-8B +16: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 34 (The card covers five of the seven items and misses limitations and a cut-off (14).); ZAYA1-8B 50 (Model card 5, Intended use and the parameter counts are on the card.)
- Agent interface, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B +10: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 70 (The template ships in the repository (20) and renders several tool calls per turn for a model trained for tool use (20).); ZAYA1-8B 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (10,700 characters).)