# Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs ZAYA1-8B (slim)

> Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scores 62.7 (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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Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scores 62.7 (B) on agent readiness against ZAYA1-8B's 61 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. ZAYA1-8B leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B: B 62.7, rank #27 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-6-35b-a3b.min.md
- ZAYA1-8B: C 61, rank #85 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zaya1-8b.min.md
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, good for Agents with a 32 GB or larger machine that want a quick, permissively licensed coding and tool-calling cousin with vision. Ahead on Reach, 85 against 80; 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 31.

| Category | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | ZAYA1-8B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 31 | 50 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | ZAYA1-8B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Alibaba (Qwen team) | Zyphra |
| Last release | 2026-04-16 | 2026-07-02 |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, ZAYA1-8B +19: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B 31 (The model card earns 11, covering intended use, architecture, parameters and context but not limitations, languages or a cut-off.); ZAYA1-8B 50 (Model card 5, Intended use and the parameter counts are on the card.)
- Agent interface, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B +10: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B 70 (The chat template earns 20 as a Jinja file in the repository.); ZAYA1-8B 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (10,700 characters).)
- Reach, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B +5: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B 85 (Memory earns 20 because the smallest 4-bit build from a runtime's own library is Ollama's Q4_K_M at 23 GB, which comes to 27.6 GB with the fifth added, so it ne…); ZAYA1-8B 80 (Memory 30, the smallest build from Zyphra is the MXFP4-Experts repository, 5.85 GB, and 5.85 GB × 1.2 = 7.0 GB, within 16 GB.)