Model comparison
Qwen3.6 Flash vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.6 Flash costs 2.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.6 Plus's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.6 Flash scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 3 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 56.1 to 42.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SimpleQA Verified: 15.9% for Qwen3.6 Flash and 44.1% for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Qwen3.6 Flash is cheaper at $0.19 / $1.13 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $3 for Qwen3.6 Plus.
Side by side
| Qwen3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 38.8 | 47.5 |
| Released | 2026-04-27 | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.19 | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.13 | $3 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Flash: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| ALE-Bench | 326.4 | 670.15 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1461 |
| SciCode | — | 40.7% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1467 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Flash: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Qwen3.6 Flash: 29.0 (#96), Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 20% | 17% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 18% | 12% |
| DTBench | 77.1% | 81.9% |
| LMCA | 31% | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 143.26 | 147.65 |
| SimpleBench | 35.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.3% |
| CritPt | — | 2.9% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1449 |
Math Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Flash: 39.0 (#117), Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 22.5% | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 84.4% | 93.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 10.3% | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 0% | 8.3% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1450 |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Flash: 42.1 (#100), Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 15.9% | 44.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1454 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Flash: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1477 |
| LMArena French | — | 1455 |
| LMArena German | — | 1452 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1379 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1432 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Flash: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1425 |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Flash: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1439 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Flash: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1404 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.6 Flash better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.6 Flash costs 2.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.6 Plus's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 Flash or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.19 per million input tokens and $1.13 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 Plus lists at $0.50 and $3.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 1M tokens.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.6 Flash and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.6 Flash has 13 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.