Model Comparison

Qwen3.6 Plus
vs. Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct

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 Coder 30B A3B Instruct6 metric wins

Strongest on: Input price, Output price, Blended price

Lowest Price

Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct

$0.19/1M input price

Differences That Matter

Price gap

Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct is 2.6x cheaper on input tokens than Qwen3.6 Plus.

Speed gap

Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct generates about 4.2x as many tokens per second as Qwen3.6 Plus.

Top-pick rationale

Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct 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 Coder 30B A3B Instruct Alibaba
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost	$0.50/1M	$0.19/1M
Output Cost	$3.00/1M	$0.77/1M
Blended (3:1)	$1.13/1M	$0.33/1M
Specifications
Organization	Alibaba	Alibaba
Release Date	Apr 2, 2026	Jul 31, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput	54.9 tok/s	228.5 tok/s
TTFT	2080ms	1020ms
Latency	103200ms	1020ms