Claude Opus 4.6 vs Qwen3.6 Max
Anthropic vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Max has the higher intelligence index (88.8 vs 79.4)
- •Qwen3.6 Max is cheaper ($1.04 vs $5.00 per 1M input)
- •Claude Opus 4.6 is faster
- •Claude Opus 4.6 has a larger context window (1M)
| Claude Opus 4.6 | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 79.4 | 88.8 |
| Developer | Anthropic | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | API only | API only |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $5.00 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $25.00 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | 48 tok/s | 36 tok/s |
| Released | February 5, 2026 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Claude Opus 4.6
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
91.3
88.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
36.7
28.9