Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen3.6 Max
Alibaba vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Max has the higher intelligence index (88.8 vs 71.7)
- •Qwen3 30B A3B is cheaper ($0.09 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •Qwen3 30B A3B is faster
- •Qwen3.6 Max has a larger context window (262K)
| Qwen3 30B A3B | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 71.7 | 88.8 |
| Developer | Alibaba | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.09 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.45 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | 122 tok/s | 36 tok/s |
| Released | April 28, 2025 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Qwen3 30B A3B
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
65.8
88.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
6.6
28.9