Is Qwen3.6 35B-A3B or GPT-5 Mini cheaper?

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is cheaper on output tokens ($1.49 vs $2.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B or GPT-5 Mini?

GPT-5 Mini has the larger context window (400K tokens).

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B vs GPT-5 Mini

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is cheaper on output tokens, while GPT-5 Mini offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.6 35B-A3B or GPT-5 Mini based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.6 35B-A3B	GPT-5 Mini
Provider	OrcaRouter	OrcaRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.25	$0.25
Output / 1M tokens	$1.49	$2.00
Context window	262K	400K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Apr 2026	Aug 2025

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B details →GPT-5 Mini details →

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