Qwen3.6 Max vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B
Alibaba vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Max has the higher intelligence index (88.8 vs 80.3)
- •Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B is cheaper ($0.50 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B is faster
| Qwen3.6 Max | Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 88.8 | 80.3 |
| Developer | Alibaba | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | API only | Open weights |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $1.04 / 1M | $0.50 / 1M |
| Output price | $6.24 / 1M | $6.00 / 1M |
| Speed | 36 tok/s | 147 tok/s |
| Released | April 27, 2026 | September 10, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | 80B (3B active) |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Qwen3.6 Max
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B
GPQA Diamond
88.8
75.9
Humanity’s Last Exam
28.9
11.7