Qwen 3 235B vs Qwen 3.6

Both models are evenly matched

Arena ELO

Qwen 3 235B

Cheaper

Qwen 3.6

Faster

Qwen 3 235B

Detailed Comparison

Category	Qwen 3 235B	Qwen 3.6
Provider	Alibaba	Alibaba
Context Window	128K	128K
Input Price ($/1M)	$0.86	$0.2 WIN
Output Price ($/1M)	$2	$0.8 WIN
Arena ELO	1422 WIN	N/A
Coding	70.7% LiveCodeBench	N/A
Reasoning	2056 CodeForces ELO	N/A
Speed (tokens/sec)	~65 t/s WIN	N/A
Open Source	Yes	Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen 3 235B or Qwen 3.6?

Qwen 3.6 is approximately 65% cheaper than Qwen 3 235B per million tokens.

Which is better for coding, Qwen 3 235B or Qwen 3.6?

Qwen 3 235B scores 70.7% LiveCodeBench on coding benchmarks, while Qwen 3.6 scores N/A.

Which has a larger context window?

Qwen 3 235B supports 128K context, while Qwen 3.6 supports 128K.

Is Qwen 3 235B or Qwen 3.6 open source?

Qwen 3 235B is open source. Qwen 3.6 is open source.

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