Model Comparison
Qwen3.6 Plus
vs. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (Reasoning)
Comparing 2 AI models · 10 benchmarks · Alibaba
Recommended Pick
Al Qwen3.6 Plus 12 metric wins Strongest on: Value, Output price, Blended price
Best Value
Qwen3.6 Plus
100.0 value score
54.6 reasoning / $1.13/1M
Lowest Price
Qwen3.6 Plus
$0.50/1M input price
Best Reasoning
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (Reasoning)
56.6 reasoning score
Blends available reasoning benchmarks
Best for Coding
Qwen3.6 Plus
42.9 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.
Speed gap
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (Reasoning) generates about 3.4x as many tokens per second as Qwen3.6 Plus.
Reasoning gap
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (Reasoning) leads Qwen3.6 Plus by 2.0 points on reasoning.
Coding gap
Qwen3.6 Plus leads Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (Reasoning) by 23.4 points on coding.
Top-pick rationale
Qwen3.6 Plus wins 12 measurable categories, including Value, Output price, Blended price, Intelligence.
Response Face-Off
Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.
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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (Reasoning)
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Which answer was more useful?
Full Comparison
| Metric | Top Pick Al Qwen3.6 Plus | Al Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (Reasoning) |
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| Pricing per 1M tokens | ||
| Input Cost | $0.50/1M | $0.50/1M |
| Output Cost | $3.00/1M | $6.00/1M |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.13/1M | $1.88/1M |
| Specifications | ||
| Organization | Alibaba | Alibaba |
| Release Date | Apr 2, 2026 | Sep 11, 2025 |
| Performance & Speed | ||
| Throughput | 52.7 tok/s | 180.4 tok/s |
| TTFT | 1758ms | 1185ms |
| Latency | 107110ms | 12271ms |
| Composite Indices | ||
| Value Score | 100.0 | 62.1 |
| Reasoning Score | 54.6 | 56.6 |
| Intelligence | 50.0 | 26.7 |
| Coding | 42.9 | 19.5 |
| Math | — | 84.3 |
| Standard Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 88.2% | 75.9% |
| MMLU Pro | — | 82.4% |
| HLE | 25.7% | 11.7% |
| LiveCodeBench | — | 78.4% |
| AIME 2025 | — | 84.3% |
| SciCode | 40.7% | 38.8% |
| LCR | 69.7% | 60.3% |
| IFBench | 75.2% | 60.7% |
| TAU-bench v2 | 97.7% | 41.5% |
| TerminalBench Hard | 43.9% | 9.8% |
Key Takeaways
Qwen3.6 Plus offers the best value at $0.50/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (Reasoning) has the strongest reasoning profile with a 56.6 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.
Qwen3.6 Plus reaches a 42.9 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
Qwen3.6 Plus
- Cost-sensitive applications
- High-volume processing
- Code generation
- Software development
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (Reasoning)
- Complex reasoning tasks
- Research & analysis
