Model comparison
Qwen3.6 Plus vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 3.9× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.6 Plus's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.6 Plus scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen3 Coder Next in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 29.3 to 22.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 40.7% for Qwen3.6 Plus and 32.3% for Qwen3 Coder Next.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $3 for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Qwen3.6 Plus accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
- Qwen3 Coder Next has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 47.5 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2026-03-31 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 37 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 40.7% | 32.3% |
| SWE-bench Verified | 57.9% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1461 | — |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1467 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 670.15 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Plus: —, Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,115 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 2.9% | 0% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 17% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 59.5% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1449 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 12% | — |
| DTBench | 81.9% | — |
| LMCA | 33.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 147.65 | — |
Math Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 38.2% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 93.3% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1450 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 26.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 8.3% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 88.4% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 44.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1454 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Plus: 75.0 (#74), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1425 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | 20.3% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1439 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1404 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1438 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.6 Plus better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 3.9× 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 Plus or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 Plus lists at $0.50 and $3.
Is Qwen3.6 Plus or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 36.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.6 Plus does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.6 Plus and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.6 Plus has 37 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.