- Score
- 8.6 (+2.69 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
- $0.061 · 56.3% cheaper
- Response Time (avg)
- 7.51s · 1.5% faster
Qwen
Release: 2026-04-20
Tested on: 2026-10-01 00:37
qwen/qwen3.6-flash::none
~35B total (~3B active)MoEClosedEstimated
(medium)
(none)
Summary
Qwen3.6 Flash scores 5.9 on AI BENCHY and ranks #294. It has 10.0 reliability, a 33.3% pass rate, $0.139 total cost, and 7.63s average response time.
What makes Qwen3.6 Flash unique: It stands out most in General Intelligence, where it ranks #1, while Puzzle Solving is its weakest area at #16.
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- Response Time (avg)
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Model facts
Researched on 2026-08-12
- Parameters
- ~35B total (~3B active)
- Architecture
- MoE
- Availability
- Closed
- License
- -
Best estimate from public evidence; the vendor did not disclose every value. Estimate from the released Flash-class architecture.
5.9
Consistency
9.6
10.0
Total Output Tokens
57,714
Total Input Tokens
388,929
Input Price
$0.188 / 1M
Output Price
$1.125 / 1M
Cache Read Price
N/A
Cache Write Price
$0.235 / 1M
Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.
Flaky tests
1
Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).
Hamster playing table tennis
Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.
#294 Qwen3.6 Flash
none- Cost
- $0.005
- Time
- 20.1s
- Tokens
- 4,211 tok
Run history
| Tested on | Score | Reliability | Tests Correct | Total Cost | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 00:37 Re-test | 5.9 | 10.0 | $0.139 ↓ | Current run | |
| 2026-07-16 21:25 New test added | 6.1 | 10.0 | $0.062 ↓ | Compare | |
| 2026-06-04 13:17 New test added | 5.4 | 10.0 | $0.015 ↓ | Compare | |
| 2026-05-21 23:50 Suite changed | 5.5 | 9.7 | $0.019 | Compare | |
| 2026-04-27 23:05 Initial run | 5.8 | 10.0 | $0.018 | Compare |
This run used a different benchmark suite. Keep suite changes in mind when reading historical movement.
Price History
Historical pricing data for this model from OpenRouter.
| Date | Input Price | Output Price | Cache Read Price | Cache Write Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 12:51 | $0.188 / 1M | $1.125 / 1M | N/A | N/A |
| 2026-10-01 18:33 | $0.188 / 1M | $1.125 / 1M | N/A | $0.235 / 1M |
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Score | Consistency | Tests Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 5.0 | 10.0 | |
| Anti-AI Tricks | 3.1 | 10.0 | |
| Coding | 5.4 | 10.0 | |
| Combined | 3.8 | 5.8 | |
| Data parsing and extraction | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Domain specific | 5.3 | 10.0 | |
| General Intelligence | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Instructions following | 6.3 | 10.0 | |
| Puzzle Solving | 3.5 | 10.0 | |
| Tool Calling | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Trivia | 3.0 | 10.0 |