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Qwen3.6-35B-A3B on my laptop drew me a better pelican than Claude Opus 4.7
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Qwen3.6-35B-A3B generated a superior image of a pelican compared to Claude Opus 4.7. The Qwen model was run on a MacBook Pro M5 using LM Studio.
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- Praise: Qwen 3.6-35B-A3B demonstrated notable creativity in generating unique and imaginative outputs, suggesting potential for artistic applications in AI.
- Praise: The slight improvement in coding tasks performance indicates ongoing advancements in model capabilities, even if marginal.
- Concern: Despite its creative outputs, Qwen 3.6-35B-A3B struggles with physical plausibility, raising concerns about its practical applications in real-world scenarios.
- Concern: The performance gap between Qwen and more established models like Opus 4.6 highlights significant limitations in Qwen's capabilities, particularly in benchmark tasks.