AI Index

Qwen3.6 PlusvsQwen3.7-Plus

Both language models, compared at each maker’s own API list prices. Every figure links to its source.

Compare at your usage

Every model priced for the same request
Prompt per request
Cache hits

8,000 tokens in, 2,000 out

Qwen3.6 Plus on Alibaba Cloud Model StudioQwen3.7-Plus on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio
Rate appliedBase rateBase rate
Inputper 1M tokens$0.276 $0.276
Cache readper 1M tokens$0.028 $0.056
Outputper 1M tokens$1.651 $1.101
Cost per request$0.00551$0.00441
Per 1,000 requests$5.51$4.41

Every model is priced for the same request at its maker’s own list prices (each with its source and date), so bold marks the cheapest. A model that can’t serve the request is named, not ranked; a condition its seller doesn’t price says which rate was used.

Cost per request as prompts grow

2K tokens out, list price on each maker’s API. Qwen3.6 Plus charges $1.101 / $6.602 above 256K tokens. Qwen3.7-Plus charges $0.826 / $3.301 above 256K tokens.

0$0.50$1.000250K500K750K1Mprompt tokens per request256K8KQwen3.6 Plus$0.00551 at 8KQwen3.7-Plus$0.00441 at 8K
  • Qwen3.6 Plus · Alibaba Cloud Model Studio
  • Qwen3.7-Plus · Alibaba Cloud Model Studio

Where each stands among all scored models

Each line runs from the lowest to the highest score on the board; the tick is the median.

Epoch Capabilities Index#63 vs #66 of 118Qwen3.7-Plus: 147.8Qwen3.6 Plus: 148.8LMArena Text#58 vs #46 of 163Qwen3.7-Plus: 1,456Qwen3.6 Plus: 1,443LMArena Text · Coding#58 vs #53 of 163Qwen3.7-Plus: 1,500Qwen3.6 Plus: 1,496LMArena Text · Chinese#61 vs #42 of 161Qwen3.7-Plus: 1,503Qwen3.6 Plus: 1,481
  • Qwen3.6 Plus
  • Qwen3.7-Plus

Key differences

Qwen3.6 PlusQwen3.7-Plus
OutputMaker’s official API · global · USD
$1.651 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
$1.101 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
InputMaker’s official API · international · USD
$0.50 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
$0.40 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
OutputMaker’s official API · international · USD
$3.00 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
$1.60 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
OutputMaker’s official API · china · CNY
¥12.00 / 1M tokens 阿里云百炼：模型价格in Chinese · as of Nov 2, 2026
¥8.00 / 1M tokens 阿里云百炼：模型价格in Chinese · as of Nov 2, 2026
Max output
65,536 Qwen3.6 Plus model · as of Nov 2, 2026
131,072 Qwen3.7 Plus model · as of Nov 2, 2026
InputMaker’s official API · global · USD · Prompts over 256K tokens
$1.101 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
$0.826 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026

These differences use verified vendor specifications or each maker’s official API on the same region, currency, meter and billing conditions. Different conditions remain side by side in the full table; they do not establish which model is cheaper. Declared features describe support, not measured quality or a recommendation. Missing evidence does not mean a feature is unsupported.

Full comparison

Qwen3.6 Plus Alibaba Qwen Qwen3.7-Plus Alibaba Qwen
Overview
ReleasedApr 1, 2026 Jun 1, 2026
Open weights— —
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025 Apr 2025
Specs
Context1M 1M
Max output65.54K 131.07K
Input modalitiesText, Image, Video Text, Image, Video
Output modalitiesText Text
ReasoningYes Yes
Reasoning can be offYes Yes
Max thinking budgetNot stated 262.14K
Tool useYes Yes
Structured outputYes Yes
Pricing · per 1M tokens
Input price$0.276Also priced under other conditions: Prompts over 256K tokens $0.276Also priced under other conditions: Prompts over 256K tokens
Output price$1.651Also priced under other conditions: Prompts over 256K tokens $1.101Also priced under other conditions: Prompts over 256K tokens
Cache read price$0.028Explicit cache $0.056Also priced under other conditions: Explicit cache
Cache write price$0.344Explicit cache $0.344Explicit cache
Blended price (3 input : 1 output)$0.61975 $0.48225
Pricing under conditions · per 1M tokens
Input price, long prompts$1.101Prompts over 256K tokens $0.826Prompts over 256K tokens
Output price, long prompts$6.602Prompts over 256K tokens $3.301Prompts over 256K tokens
Cited scores
Epoch Capabilities Index148.8 147.8
LMArena Text1,443 1,456
LMArena Text · Coding1,496 1,500
LMArena Vision— 1,278
LMArena Text · Chinese1,481 1,503
Epoch AI · GPQA Diamond88.4% 87.9%
Epoch AI · FrontierMath Tiers 1–338.2% 34.4% reasoning off
Epoch AI · SWE-bench Verified57.9% —

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Model details and sources

Cited scores