Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview or QwQ 32B cheaper?

QwQ 32B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.86 vs $7.90 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.6 Max Preview or QwQ 32B?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview has the larger context window (246K tokens).

Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs QwQ 32B

QwQ 32B is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.6 Max Preview offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.6 Max Preview or QwQ 32B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.6 Max Preview	QwQ 32B
Provider	Alibaba (China)	Alibaba (China)
Input / 1M tokens	$1.32	$0.29
Output / 1M tokens	$7.90	$0.86
Context window	246K	131K
Parameters	—	33B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Apr 2026	Dec 2024

Qwen3.6 Max Preview details →QwQ 32B details →

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