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

Summary

Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs Step 3.5 Flash benchmark comparison: Step 3.5 Flash leads on average score with 6.6 vs 6.0. Step 3.5 Flash has the lower benchmark cost at $0.070 vs $0.075. Qwen3.6 Max Preview is faster at 3.30s vs 72.53s, with pass rates of 58.7% vs 54.0%.

Recommended model: Qwen3.6 Max Preview - Its score stays close to the best score here (6.0 vs 6.6), while responding about 21.9x faster than Step 3.5 Flash.

Last updated at: 2026-06-18

Metric Qwen3.6 Max Preview Qwen3.6 Max Preview none Release: 2026-04-20 Step 3.5 Flash Step 3.5 Flash medium Release: 2026-02-01
Score 6.0 6.6
Rank #100 #80
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 8.9
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 58.7% 54.0%
Flaky tests 2 1
Total Runs 63 60
Cost per result 0.824 0.198
Total Cost $0.075 $0.070
Input Price $1.040 / 1M $0.090 / 1M
Output Price $6.240 / 1M $0.300 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 42,509 34,431
Output Tokens 4,779 91,587
Reasoning Tokens 0 195,973
Response Time (avg) 3.30s 72.53s
Response Time (max) 20.51s 453.94s
Response Time (total) 69.40s 1015.47s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#100 Qwen3.6 Max Preview

none
Cost
$0.025
Time
83.9s
Tokens
4,066 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 Max Preview 5.2 7.9 41.7% 1 2.63s 696 513 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 Max Preview 3.8 7.3 22.2% 1 3.12s 7,913 456 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 Max Preview 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 20.51s 14,949 2,842 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 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.87s 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 Max Preview 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 1.22s 789 18 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 Max Preview 4.3 10.0 0.0% 0 1.62s 522 76 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 Max Preview 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 1.40s 711 69 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 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.65s 714 321 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 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.27s 8,211 222 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 Max Preview 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 1.97s 210 19 0
Step 3.5 Flash 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 108.45s 221 2,354 10,372

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