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Qwen3.6 vs Llama 4
Two leading multilingual open LLMs compared. Qwen wins on language coverage; Llama wins on Western ecosystem.
| Qwen3.6 35B | Llama 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Org | Alibaba | Meta |
| Released | 2026-04 | 2025-09 |
| Max params | 35B | 405B |
| Variants | 72B/35B/14B/7B | 405B/70B/8B |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| License | Qwen | Llama |
| Commercial use | yes | yes-with-limits |
| MMLU | 84.2 | 87.1 |
| HumanEval | 87.2 | 84.5 |
| GSM8K | 91.4 | 93 |
| Languages | 119 | 12 |
| Min VRAM (smallest) | 24GB | 16GB |
| Vision | Yes | Yes |
Verdict
Qwen3.6 35B supports 119 languages including strong Chinese; Llama 4 covers 12 languages, English-heavy. Qwen has built-in vision; Llama has it on 90B+. Both have permissive (with caveats) licenses. For non-English markets pick Qwen. For English-first products in regulated environments pick Llama for the deeper compliance ecosystem.