Is Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?

In our benchmarks, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp scores 66.4/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 96.3 tok/s, so if you want more speed, ornith-1.5:35B is faster (~115.1 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (88.4/100).

How fast is Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp for local inference?

Across 23 community benchmark runs, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp reaches up to 108.7 tok/s and averages 96.3 tok/s, with the fastest results on Apple M4 Pro.

How much memory does Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp need?

The leanest observed configuration used about 20.9 GB of memory (quantizations tested: oQ4e).

Which tools have been used to run Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp?

Benchmarks were submitted using oMLX. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.

Model benchmarks

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp local LLM performance

As of October 2026, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp runs at up to 108.7 tok/s for local inference (best of 23 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

35B

Peak speed

108.7 tok/s

Average speed

96.3 tok/s

Avg PP

795.2 tok/s

Min memory

20.9 GB

Max context

262,144 tokens

Avg output / run

9,276 tokens

Avg runtime / run

1m 49s

Avg quality

72.3

Benchmark runs

GPUs tested

Quality by task

Average LLM-judged quality (0–100) with the run-to-run spread shown as a P5–P95 band, overall and for each benchmark task, across all 23 runs. The low and high columns show how much the judge’s score varies between runs, and need at least two runs to display.

Task	P5 (low)	Avg	P95 (high)
Overall	63.8	72.3	79.8
Agent Workflow	39.3	66.4	84.8
Code Generation	57.2	66.6	76.6
Role Play & Narrative	71.0	80.0	88.4
Research & Analysis	68.5	76.1	84.2

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated October 2026.

Hardware	Tool	Quant	Best tok/s	Avg tok/s	Memory	Context	Quality	Runs
Apple M4 Pro	oMLX	oQ4e	108.7 tok/s	97.8 tok/s	20.9 GB	262,144 tokens	72.0	21
Apple M4 Pro	oMLX	—	85.8 tok/s	81.4 tok/s	20.9 GB	262,144 tokens	75.1	2

Benchmark runs

All 23 Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Open run page →

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?: In our benchmarks, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp scores 66.4/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 96.3 tok/s, so if you want more speed, ornith-1.5:35B is faster (~115.1 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (88.4/100).
How fast is Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp for local inference?: Across 23 community benchmark runs, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp reaches up to 108.7 tok/s and averages 96.3 tok/s, with the fastest results on Apple M4 Pro.
How much memory does Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp need?: The leanest observed configuration used about 20.9 GB of memory (quantizations tested: oQ4e).
Which tools have been used to run Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-oQ4e-mtp?: Benchmarks were submitted using oMLX. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.