Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
By Alibaba · released 2026-04-16 (6 months) · snapshot 2026-10-24
- Intelligence index
- 18.20
- Cost to run the AA index
- $896
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $0.38 / $2.25
- End-to-end time
- 46.9s
Is Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
Off the frontier
No. GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) is at least as smart for the same money or less.
Next step up: GPT-6.1 Sol (Max), smarter but dearer.
| # | Model | Creator | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E total | Open | Released | Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) | Alibaba | 18.20 | $896 | 46.9s | 2026-04-16 | ||
| 2 | GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) | OpenAI | 51.00 | $662 | 86.3s | 2026-09-29 | Frontier | |
| 3 | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | OpenAI | 51.80 | $1082 | 220.5s | 2026-09-29 | Frontier |
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) today
1 of 2 effort levels plotted. The remaining levels lack intelligence or benchmark cost data.
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: qwen3-6-35b-a3b.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
- Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh)
- Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
- Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
- Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium)
- Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (High)
- Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback)
What the Qwen3.6 35B A3B release did to the frontier on 2026-04-16
None of its 2 effort levels reached the overall frontier at launch, but 1 led the open-weights frontier (Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)).
Should you use Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)?
Should you use Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)?
Only when it fits your setup: GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) is at least as smart for the same money or less, so Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) is off the value frontier today.
What is better and cheaper than Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)?
GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) — at least as smart for the same money or less.
How much does Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) cost?
$0.38/$2.25 in/out per 1M tokens, and $896 to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Is Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) on the Pareto frontier?
No: GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) beats it on intelligence, cost, or both.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) is Pareto-optimal.
| Y axis | X axis | On the frontier |
|---|---|---|
| AA intelligence index | AA total cost to run (USD) | |
| AA intelligence index | End-to-end total seconds | |
| AA intelligence index | Output speed tokens/sec |
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