Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs o3
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.6 Max Preview offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.6 Max Preview or o3 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | o3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba | OpenAI |
| Input / 1M tokens | $1.30 | $2.00 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $7.80 | $8.00 |
| Context window | 262K | 200K |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 |
| LMArena (Chatbot Arena) Elo score | 1447 | 1410 |
| LMArena WebDev Elo score | 1482 | — |
| GPQA Diamond score | 87.4 | 81.8 |
| FrontierMath score | 23.1 | 18.7 |
| SWE-bench Verified score | — | 58.4 |
| Aider Polyglot score | — | 81.3 |
| SWE-bench Multimodal score | — | 36.0 |
| LMArena Vision Elo score | — | 1214 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index score | — | 147 |
FAQ
Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview or o3 cheaper?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is cheaper on output tokens ($7.80 vs $8.00 per 1M).
Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.6 Max Preview or o3?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview has the larger context window (262K tokens).
Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.