Model Comparison

Qwen3.6 Plus
vs. Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Qwen3.6 Plus has not been available at LLMBase since 26 October 2026. Open alternative: Qwen3.8 27B →

Comparing 2 AI models · 0 benchmarks · Alibaba

Recommended Pick

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next6 metric wins

Strongest on: Input price, Output price, Blended price

Lowest Price

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

$0.15/1M input price

Differences That Matter

Price gap

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 3.3x cheaper on input tokens than Qwen3.6 Plus.

Speed gap

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next generates about 1.6x as many tokens per second as Qwen3.6 Plus.

Top-pick rationale

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next wins 6 measurable categories, including Input price, Output price, Blended price, Throughput.

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Full Comparison

Metric	Al Qwen3.6 Plus Alibaba	Top Pick Al Qwen3.8-Flash-Next Alibaba
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost	$0.50/1M	$0.15/1M
Output Cost	$3.00/1M	$0.47/1M
Blended (3:1)	$1.13/1M	$0.23/1M
Specifications
Organization	Alibaba	Alibaba
Release Date	Apr 2, 2026	Aug 26, 2026
Performance & Speed
Throughput	54.7 tok/s	87.5 tok/s
TTFT	2100ms	1960ms
Latency	103610ms	24820ms