Qwen3.6 Max vs Qwen3 VL 8B
Alibaba vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Max has the higher intelligence index (88.8 vs 49.7)
- •Qwen3 VL 8B is cheaper ($0.20 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •Qwen3 VL 8B is faster
| Qwen3.6 Max | Qwen3 VL 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 88.8 | 49.7 |
| Developer | Alibaba | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | API only | — |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | — |
| Input price | $1.04 / 1M | $0.20 / 1M |
| Output price | $6.24 / 1M | $2.10 / 1M |
| Speed | 36 tok/s | 120 tok/s |
| Released | April 27, 2026 | October 14, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text | — |
| Output modalities | Text | — |
Shared benchmarks
Qwen3.6 Max
Qwen3 VL 8B
GPQA Diamond
88.8
57.9
Humanity’s Last Exam
28.9
3.3