Model comparison
GPT-5.4 Mini vs Qwen 3.6 Plus
OpenAI
GPT-5.4 Mini
GPT-5 economics for high-volume routine tasks.
Alibaba
Qwen 3.6 Plus
Alibaba's broad open-weights family, strong on multilingual.
Specs
| Metric | GPT-5.4 Mini | Qwen 3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 400K tokens | 1M tokens↑ |
| Input $/1M tokens | $0.750 | $0.179↑ |
| Output $/1M tokens | $4.50 | $1.07↑ |
| Modalities | File · Image · Text | Text · Image · Video |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Sep 2024 |
Capability differences
| Capability | GPT-5.4 Mini | Qwen 3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Prompt caching | Yes | No |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
Key differences
- -GPT-5.4 Mini offers 400K context; Qwen 3.6 Plus offers 1M.
- -Input pricing: GPT-5.4 Mini at $0.750/1M vs Qwen 3.6 Plus at $0.179/1M.
- -Qwen 3.6 Plus is open weights; GPT-5.4 Mini is proprietary.