Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) vs Sonar Reasoning

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) vs Sonar Reasoning. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AlibabaQwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
18.20
Total cost
$896
PerplexitySonar ReasoningNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
8.70
Total cost
-
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.

MetricQwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)Sonar ReasoningDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)18.28.7−52.2% Sonar Reasoning is 52.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$896.39Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)46.88sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.38 / $2.25—
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText
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