Granite 4.1 8B 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 43.3)
- •Granite 4.1 8B is cheaper ($0.05 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •Granite 4.1 8B is faster
- •Qwen3.6 Max has a larger context window (262K)
| Granite 4.1 8B | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 43.3 | 88.8 |
| Developer | IBM | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.05 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.10 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | 133 tok/s | 36 tok/s |
| Released | April 30, 2026 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Granite 4.1 8B
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
43.3
88.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
3.8
28.9