Is GLM-5.1 (Alibaba Cloud) or Qwen3.6 Plus cheaper?

Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper on output tokens ($1.69 vs $3.38 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, GLM-5.1 (Alibaba Cloud) or Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus has the larger context window (991K tokens).

GLM-5.1 (Alibaba Cloud) vs Qwen3.6 Plus

Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.6 Plus offers a larger context window. Choose GLM-5.1 (Alibaba Cloud) or Qwen3.6 Plus based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	GLM-5.1 (Alibaba Cloud)	Qwen3.6 Plus
Provider	AIHubMix	AIHubMix
Input / 1M tokens	$0.84	$0.28
Output / 1M tokens	$3.38	$1.69
Context window	200K	991K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Mar 2026	May 2026

GLM-5.1 (Alibaba Cloud) details →Qwen3.6 Plus details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.