Qwen3.6 Max vs QwQ-32B-Preview
Alibaba vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Max has the higher intelligence index (88.8 vs 62.6)
- •QwQ-32B-Preview is cheaper ($0.15 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •QwQ-32B-Preview is faster
- •Qwen3.6 Max has a larger context window (262K)
| Qwen3.6 Max | QwQ-32B-Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 88.8 | 62.6 |
| Developer | Alibaba | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | API only | Open weights |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 32,768 tokens |
| Input price | $1.04 / 1M | $0.15 / 1M |
| Output price | $6.24 / 1M | $0.60 / 1M |
| Speed | 36 tok/s | 99 tok/s |
| Released | April 27, 2026 | November 28, 2024 |
| Parameters | — | 32500000000 |
| Input modalities | Text | — |
| Output modalities | Text | — |
Shared benchmarks
Qwen3.6 Max
QwQ-32B-Preview
GPQA Diamond
88.8
65.2
Humanity’s Last Exam
28.9
4.8