Model comparison
Qwen 3.6 Plus vs Claude Haiku 4.5
Alibaba
Qwen 3.6 Plus
Alibaba's broad open-weights family, strong on multilingual.
Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Fast, cheap, surprisingly capable for high-volume jobs.
Specs
| Metric | Qwen 3.6 Plus | Claude Haiku 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens↑ | 200K tokens |
| Input $/1M tokens | $0.325↑ | $1.00 |
| Output $/1M tokens | $1.95↑ | $5.00 |
| Modalities | Text · Image · Video | Image · Text |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| Released | Sep 2024 | Oct 2025 |
Capability differences
| Capability | Qwen 3.6 Plus | Claude Haiku 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Extended thinking | No | Yes |
| Prompt caching | No | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
Key differences
- —Qwen 3.6 Plus offers 1M context; Claude Haiku 4.5 offers 200K.
- —Input pricing: Qwen 3.6 Plus at $0.325/1M vs Claude Haiku 4.5 at $1.00/1M.
- —Qwen 3.6 Plus is open weights; Claude Haiku 4.5 is proprietary.