Model comparison
o1 vs Qwen 3.6 Plus
OpenAI
o1
The first reasoning model - historically important, now superseded.
Alibaba
Qwen 3.6 Plus
Alibaba's broad open-weights family, strong on multilingual.
Specs
| Metric | o1 | Qwen 3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1M tokens↑ |
| Input $/1M tokens | $15.00 | $0.179↑ |
| Output $/1M tokens | $60.00 | $1.07↑ |
| Modalities | Text · Image · File | Text · Image · Video |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| Released | Dec 2024 | Sep 2024 |
Capability differences
| Capability | o1 | Qwen 3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Tool use | No | Yes |
| Vision | No | Yes |
| Extended thinking | Yes | No |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
Key differences
- -o1 offers 200K context; Qwen 3.6 Plus offers 1M.
- -Input pricing: o1 at $15.00/1M vs Qwen 3.6 Plus at $0.179/1M.
- -Qwen 3.6 Plus is open weights; o1 is proprietary.