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Qwen3.6 Flash vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
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Winner summary
Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins on 4/6 benchmarks
Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins 4 of 6 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
knowledge·Claude Sonnet 4.6math·Claude Sonnet 4.6
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Qwen3.6 Flash
#121 by perf·no signal
Claude Sonnet 4.6
#128 by perf·#18 by attention
Best value
Qwen3.6 Flash
14.2x better value than Claude Sonnet 4.6
Qwen3.6 Flash
75.9 pts/$
$0.66/M
Claude Sonnet 4.6
5.3 pts/$
$9.00/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Anthropic
$380.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
6 benchmarks · 2 models
Qwen3.6 FlashClaude Sonnet 4.6
Chess Puzzles
Qwen3.6 Flash leads by +4.2
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Qwen3.6 Flash
17.2
Claude Sonnet 4.6
13.0
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private
Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads by +22.1
FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning.
Qwen3.6 Flash
10.3
Claude Sonnet 4.6
32.4
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private
Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads by +8.3
FrontierMath Tier 4 (Jul 2025) · the most challenging tier of frontier mathematics, containing problems that push the absolute limits of AI mathematical reasoning.
Qwen3.6 Flash
0.0
Claude Sonnet 4.6
8.3
GPQA diamond
Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads by +3.9
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Qwen3.6 Flash
79.2
Claude Sonnet 4.6
83.2
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Qwen3.6 Flash leads by +0.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Qwen3.6 Flash
86.1
Claude Sonnet 4.6
85.8
SimpleQA Verified
Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads by +7.8
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Qwen3.6 Flash
21.2
Claude Sonnet 4.6
29.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 17.2 | 13.0 |
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning. | 10.3 | 32.4 |
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private FrontierMath Tier 4 (Jul 2025) · the most challenging tier of frontier mathematics, containing problems that push the absolute limits of AI mathematical reasoning. | 0.0 | 8.3 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 79.2 | 83.2 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 86.1 | 85.8 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 21.2 | 29.0 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.19 | $1.13 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $4.22 | |
| $3.00 | $15.00 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $60.00 |
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