Model comparison
Qwen3.6 27B vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
Qwen3.6 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 27B leads 52.4 to 36.4.
- Qwen3.6 27B is cheaper at $0.60 / $3.60 per million input/output tokens, against $1.50 / $7.50 for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct.
Side by side
| Qwen3.6 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.9 | 37.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-22 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.60 | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3.60 | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 27B leads
Qwen3.6 27B: 38.5 (#162), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.2 (#199)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1275 |
| SciCode | 37.3% | — |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1413 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.6 27B: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.7 (#116)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Qwen3.6 27B: 24.4 (#148), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 24.7 (#141)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
| CritPt | 0.9% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1372 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 7% | — |
| DTBench | 78.1% | — |
| LMCA | 34.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.47 | — |
Math Qwen3.6 27B leads
Qwen3.6 27B: 47.5 (#56), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 34.9 (#151)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 35.1% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 91.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1364 |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 27B leads
Qwen3.6 27B: 52.4 (#58), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.4 (#159)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 85.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1337 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen3.6 27B: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.8 (#143)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1345 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1356 |
| LMArena French | — | 1394 |
| LMArena German | — | 1324 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1309 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1307 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1367 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1360 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen3.6 27B: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.8 (#142)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1356 |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen3.6 27B: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#126)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1379 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Qwen3.6 27B: 50.3 (#180), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.5 (#142)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1356 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1333 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1026 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1365 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.6 27B better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Qwen3.6 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 27B or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Qwen3.6 27B is cheaper. It lists at $0.60 per million input tokens and $3.60 per million output tokens; Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct lists at $1.50 and $7.50.
Is Qwen3.6 27B or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
Qwen3.6 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.5 versus 36.2 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.6 27B and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.6 27B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.