GPT-5.6 Luna (Medium) vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Luna (Medium) by OpenAI or Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Luna (Medium)
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.6 Luna (Medium): 27.2% less intelligence, 1922.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 596.1% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Luna (Medium) | Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.0 | 18.2 | −27.2% Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reas… is 27.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $44.32 | $896.39 | +1922.5% Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reas… is 20× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.65s | 46.29s | +596.1% Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reas… is 596.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.20 / $1.20 | $0.38 / $2.25 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Luna (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
- Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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