Qwen3.6 35B-A3B vs Qwen3-VL Plus.
model vs model · prices as of
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B and Qwen3-VL Plus split the 5 rounds this table counts: the two list price rows, the cheapest price we can explain, the standard price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
Alibaba CloudQwen3.6 35B-A3B
$0.46/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at TrustedRouter · $0.0475 per 1,000 pages
262k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
Alibaba CloudQwen3-VL Plus
$1.43/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Eden AI · $0.14 per 1,000 pages
262k context · tool calling · reads images
List price in (lower wins)
$0.25/M
$0.20/M
List price out (lower wins)
$1.49/M
$1.60/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$0.46/M at TrustedRouter
$1.43/M at Eden AI
Standard price (lower wins)
$2.23/M
$2.20/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.0475
$0.14
Context
262k tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
yes
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
not stated
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
17 Apr 2026
23 Sept 2025
Providers selling it
38
8
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 5
TrustedRouter$0.46 / $2.32
LLMTR$0.91 / $2.20
Eden AI$2.19 / $1.43- Alibaba Cloud$2.23 / $2.20
LLM Gateway$2.23 / $2.20
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B then Qwen3-VL Plus, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B
DekaLLM$0.13 / $1 $0.10 / $16% cheaper · - Qwen3.6 35B-A3B
io.net Intelligence$0.20 / $1.28 $0.18 / $1.254% cheaper · - Qwen3.6 35B-A3Bio.net Intelligence$0.13 / $0.94 $0.19 / $0.9916% dearer ·
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B
Nous Portal$0.04 / $0.56 $0.05 / $0.7025% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B or Qwen3-VL Plus?
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B, at $0.46 per million tokens against $1.43 for Qwen3-VL Plus, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: $0.46 at TrustedRouter. Qwen3-VL Plus: $1.43 at Eden AI.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 5 providers sell both: TrustedRouter, LLMTR, Eden AI, Alibaba Cloud, LLM Gateway. The cheapest of them for the two together is TrustedRouter.
- Which holds more context?
- Both hold 262k tokens in one call.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.