Model comparison
Qwen 3.6 Plus vs o3
Alibaba
Qwen 3.6 Plus
Alibaba's broad open-weights family, strong on multilingual.
OpenAI
o3
OpenAI's mainstream reasoning model - production-viable thinking.
Specs
| Metric | Qwen 3.6 Plus | o3 |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens↑ | 200K tokens |
| Input $/1M tokens | $0.179↑ | $2.00 |
| Output $/1M tokens | $1.07↑ | $8.00 |
| Modalities | Text · Image · Video | Image · Text · File |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| Released | Sep 2024 | Apr 2025 |
Capability differences
| Capability | Qwen 3.6 Plus | o3 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Extended thinking | No | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
Key differences
- -Qwen 3.6 Plus offers 1M context; o3 offers 200K.
- -Input pricing: Qwen 3.6 Plus at $0.179/1M vs o3 at $2.00/1M.
- -Qwen 3.6 Plus is open weights; o3 is proprietary.