Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head
Qwen3.6 Plus vs Step 3.5 Flash
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
Qwen3.6 Plus wins on 3/3 benchmarks
Qwen3.6 Plus wins 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed.
Category leads
speed·Qwen3.6 Plus
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Qwen3.6 Plus
#12 by perf·no signal
Step 3.5 Flash
#7 by perf·#11 by attention
Best value
Step 3.5 Flash
6.2x better value than Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus
62.3 pts/$
$1.14/M
Step 3.5 Flash
384.5 pts/$
$0.20/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
StepFun
$5.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
Qwen3.6 PlusStep 3.5 Flash
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +9.7
Qwen3.6 Plus
61.7
Step 3.5 Flash
52.0
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +11.2
Qwen3.6 Plus
42.9
Step 3.5 Flash
31.6
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +12.2
Qwen3.6 Plus
50.0
Step 3.5 Flash
37.8
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index | 61.7 | 52.0 |
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index | 42.9 | 31.6 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 50.0 | 37.8 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.6 Plus | $0.33 | $1.95 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $7.31 |
| Step 3.5 Flash | $0.10 | $0.30 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $1.50 |
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