Granite 4.0 Micro vs Qwen3.6 Max
IBM vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Max has the higher intelligence index (88.8 vs 25.6)
- •Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper ($0.02 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •Qwen3.6 Max has a larger context window (262K)
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 25.6 | 88.8 |
| Developer | IBM | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 131,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.02 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.11 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | — | 36 tok/s |
| Released | October 20, 2025 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Granite 4.0 Micro
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
33.6
88.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
5.1
28.9