Falcon (TII) vs Qwen (Alibaba)
Which one should you pick? Here's the full breakdown.
Falcon (TII)
UAE's Technology Innovation Institute open-weights family -- Falcon 3 optimized for efficient sub-10B deployment on consumer hardware
Qwen (Alibaba)
Alibaba's open-weights family -- Qwen3.5, Qwen3-Coder-Next, Qwen3-VL, Qwen3-Max. Apache 2.0 flagship sizes.
| Category | Falcon (TII) | Qwen (Alibaba) |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Output Quality | 6.5 | 9.0 |
| Value | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| Features | 6.0 | 9.0 |
| Overall | 7.1 | 8.8 |
Pricing Comparison
| Feature | Falcon (TII) | Qwen (Alibaba) |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| Starting Price | $0 | $0 |
Benchmark Head-to-Head
Falcon 3 10B vs Qwen3.5-397B MoE
| Benchmark | Falcon (TII) | Qwen (Alibaba) |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 42.5% | 78.2% |
| HumanEval | 73.8% | 92.5% |
Which Should You Pick?
Pick Falcon (TII) if...
Developers who need a genuinely Apache-2.0 small model for on-device or edge deployment, or who need strong Arabic/multilingual support.
Visit Falcon (TII)Pick Qwen (Alibaba) if...
- ✓Higher output quality (9 vs 6.5)
- ✓Better value for money (10/10)
- ✓More features (9 vs 6)
- ✓Stronger on graduate-level science questions (+35.7% on GPQA Diamond)
Developers who want frontier-tier open weights with Apache 2.0 licensing. Qwen3-Coder-Next is arguably the best local coding model; Qwen3.5-397B is a top-3 open generalist.
Visit Qwen (Alibaba)Our Verdict
Qwen (Alibaba) is the clear winner here with 8.8/10 vs 7.1/10. Falcon (TII) isn't bad, but Qwen (Alibaba) outperforms it across the board. Pick Falcon (TII) only if developers who need a genuinely apache-2.