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