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Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

VS
OpenAI

GPT-5.4 nano

✍️ Analysis by:the whichllmmodel Editorial Team|📅 Updated: June 2026

Decision Recommendation

⚖️ Editorial Verdict: In our analysis, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is the premium intelligence choice, scoring 2.9% higher on coding benchmarks. However, this accuracy premium comes with a cost overhead: GPT-5.4 nano is 1.2x cheaper to run and delivers 1.5x faster throughput. If you are building high-volume, simple chatbots or processing massive amounts of text where budget is critical, GPT-5.4 nano offers excellent cost savings. For agentic reasoning, code refactoring, or complex logical tasks, the accuracy premium of Qwen3.6-35B-A3B fully justifies the cost.

Model Specs

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)
49.5%
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+3.2%)
86%

Cost & Performance

Cost (per 1M tokens)
$0.56Input: $0.25 | Output: $1.50
Speed
128 tps
Context WindowLarger
1M tokens
Model Specs

GPT-5.4 nano

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)Winner (+2.9%)
52.4%
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
82.8%

Cost & Performance

Cost (per 1M tokens)1.2x cheaper
$0.46Input: $0.20 | Output: $1.25
Speed1.5x faster
191 tps
Context Window
400k tokens

Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5.4 nano is cheaper than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B. GPT-5.4 nano has a blended cost of $0.46/1M tokens, which is about 1.2x cheaper than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B at $0.56/1M tokens.

GPT-5.4 nano is faster than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B. GPT-5.4 nano generates 191 tokens per second (tps) compared to Qwen3.6-35B-A3B which generates 128 tokens per second.

GPT-5.4 nano is better for coding tasks. It scores 52.4% on coding evaluations (swe-bench-pro) compared to Qwen3.6-35B-A3B which scores 49.5%.

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