Qwen3.6 Plus vs Sonar Pro Search
Alibaba vs Perplexity — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper ($0.33 vs $3.00 per 1M input)
- •Qwen3.6 Plus has a larger context window (1M)
| Qwen3.6 Plus | Sonar Pro Search | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 88.2 | — |
| Developer | Alibaba | Perplexity |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | API only | API only |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 200,000 tokens |
| Input price | $0.33 / 1M | $3.00 / 1M |
| Output price | $1.95 / 1M | $15.00 / 1M |
| Speed | 52 tok/s | — |
| Released | April 2, 2026 | October 30, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Video | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |