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Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash vs StepFun: Step 3.5 Flash

Summary

Qwen3.6 Flash vs Step 3.5 Flash benchmark comparison: Step 3.5 Flash leads on average score with 6.6 vs 6.0. Qwen3.6 Flash has the lower benchmark cost at $0.015 vs $0.070. Qwen3.6 Flash is faster at 1.60s vs 72.53s, with pass rates of 33.3% vs 54.0%.

Recommended model: Qwen3.6 Flash - Its score stays close to the best score here (6.0 vs 6.6), while costing about 4.9x less than Step 3.5 Flash.

Last updated at: 2026-06-18

Metric Qwen3.6 Flash Qwen3.6 Flash none Release: 2026-04-20 Step 3.5 Flash Step 3.5 Flash medium Release: 2026-02-01
Score 6.0 6.6
Rank #102 #80
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 8.9
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 33.3% 54.0%
Flaky tests 0 1
Total Runs 63 60
Cost per result 0.266 0.198
Total Cost $0.015 $0.070
Input Price $0.188 / 1M $0.090 / 1M
Output Price $1.125 / 1M $0.300 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 50,810 34,431
Output Tokens 4,164 91,587
Reasoning Tokens 0 195,973
Response Time (avg) 1.60s 72.53s
Response Time (max) 4.60s 453.94s
Response Time (total) 33.59s 1015.47s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#102 Qwen3.6 Flash

none
Cost
$0.005
Time
20.1s
Tokens
4,211 tok

#80 Step 3.5 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.008
Time
277.1s
Tokens
23,695 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 Flash 3.1 10.0 0.0% 0 1.63s 696 1,554 0
Step 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 40.57s 694 20,391 24,176
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 Flash 5.4 10.0 33.3% 0 1.79s 6,488 889 0
Step 3.5 Flash 2.4 5.2 0.0% 0 258.38s 2,211 13,207 22,429
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 Flash 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 4.22s 24,675 315 0
Step 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 29.57s 13,638 1,176 12,984
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.13s 7,794 243 0
Step 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 15.01s 7,368 600 13,886
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 Flash 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 1.11s 789 15 0
Step 3.5 Flash 5.3 7.2 44.4% 1 170.45s 673 45,350 90,436
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 947ms 522 132 0
Step 3.5 Flash 5.5 10.0 0.0% 0 22.39s 509 240 3,506
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 Flash 6.3 10.0 50.0% 0 1.10s 711 66 0
Step 3.5 Flash 8.3 10.0 50.0% 0 4.78s 705 2,364 3,521
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 Flash 3.5 10.0 0.0% 0 1.21s 714 669 0
Step 3.5 Flash 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 7.22s 711 5,630 10,861
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.49s 8,211 272 0
Step 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 11.91s 7,701 275 3,802
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 Flash 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 649ms 210 9 0
Step 3.5 Flash 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 108.45s 221 2,354 10,372

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