DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning)

DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.70
Total cost
-
AlibabaQwen3.6 27B (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
21.40
Total cost
$1145
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricDeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)13.721.4+56.2% Qwen3.6 27B (Reasonin… is 56.2% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,145.36— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)6.47s110.87s+1613.6% Qwen3.6 27B (Reasonin… is 1613.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.56 / $1.68$0.60 / $3.60
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
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