Model Comparison

o3-pro
vs. Qwen3.6 Plus

Comparing 2 AI models · 7 benchmarks · OpenAI, Alibaba

Recommended Pick

Alibaba logoQwen3.6 Plus8 metric wins

Strongest on: Value, Input price, Output price

Best Value

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Qwen3.6 Plus

100.0 value score

51.2 reasoning / $1.13/1M

Lowest Price

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Qwen3.6 Plus

$0.50/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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o3-pro

58.5 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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Qwen3.6 Plus

54.5 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Best value

Qwen3.6 Plus has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.

Price gap

Qwen3.6 Plus is 40x cheaper on input tokens than o3-pro.

Speed gap

Qwen3.6 Plus generates about 1.6x as many tokens per second as o3-pro.

Reasoning gap

o3-pro leads Qwen3.6 Plus by 7.3 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Qwen3.6 Plus wins 8 measurable categories, including Value, Input price, Output price, Blended price.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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o3-pro

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TTFT

Time

tok/s

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Cost

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Qwen3.6 Plus

Alibaba

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Full Comparison

Metric
OpenAI logoo3-pro
OpenAI
Top Pick
Alibaba logoQwen3.6 Plus
Alibaba
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost$20.00/1M$0.50/1M
Output Cost$80.00/1M$3.00/1M
Blended (3:1)$35.00/1M$1.13/1M
Specifications
OrganizationOpenAIAlibaba
Release DateJun 10, 2025Apr 2, 2026
Performance & Speed
Throughput32.1 tok/s52.6 tok/s
TTFT61186ms1677ms
Latency61186ms107239ms
Composite Indices
Value Score3.7100.0
Reasoning Score58.551.2
Intelligence32.539.6
Coding54.5
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA84.5%88.2%
HLE25.7%
SciCode40.7%
LCR69.7%
IFBench75.2%
TAU-bench v297.7%
TerminalBench Hard43.9%

Key Takeaways

Qwen3.6 Plus offers the best value at $0.50/1M,making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

o3-pro has the strongest reasoning profile with a 58.5 reasoning score,combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

Qwen3.6 Plus reaches a 54.5 coding index,making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens,suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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o3-pro

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
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Qwen3.6 Plus

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Code generation
  • Software development