Is Qwen3.6 27B or Qwen3-VL 235B cheaper?

Qwen3.6 27B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.76 vs $2.05 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.6 27B or Qwen3-VL 235B?

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

Qwen3.6 27B vs Qwen3-VL 235B

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

Spec	Qwen3.6 27B	Qwen3-VL 235B
Provider	STACKIT	STACKIT
Input / 1M tokens	$0.53	$1.76
Output / 1M tokens	$0.76	$2.05
Context window	262K	218K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Apr 2026	Nov 2024

Qwen3.6 27B details →Qwen3-VL 235B details →

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