Is Qwen3.6 27B or Qwen3 Coder Next cheaper?

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on output tokens ($0.80 vs $2.39 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.6 27B or Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Qwen3.6 27B vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3 Coder Next offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.6 27B or Qwen3 Coder Next based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.6 27B	Qwen3 Coder Next
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.26	$0.11
Output / 1M tokens	$2.39	$0.80
Context window	262K	262K
Parameters	—	80B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Apr 2026	Feb 2026

Qwen3.6 27B details →Qwen3 Coder Next details →

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