Is Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B cheaper?

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B is cheaper on output tokens ($1.82 vs $2.39 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B?

Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B	Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B
Provider	Qwen	Qwen
Input / 1M tokens	$0.45	$0.26
Output / 1M tokens	$1.82	$2.39
Context window	131K	262K
Parameters	235B	—
Open weights	Yes	—
Released	Apr 2025	—

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B details →Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B details →

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