Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)Qwen3.6-PlusVSOpenAIGPT-5.4 mini
Our Take
We recommend choosing Qwen3.6-Plus because it outperforms or matches GPT-5.4 mini across reasoning, coding, and context capacity while being cheaper or equal in cost. Choose Qwen3.6-Plus for superior overall value.
▶WHY?
Benchmark Calculations & Evidence:
Coding Benchmarks: Both models were evaluated on the SWE-bench Pro benchmark. Qwen3.6-Plus scored 56.6%, while GPT-5.4 mini scored 54.4%.
Reasoning Benchmarks: Both models were evaluated on the GPQA Diamond benchmark. Qwen3.6-Plus scored 90.4%, while GPT-5.4 mini scored 87.5%.
Context Window: Qwen3.6-Plus supports a 1M context window compared to 400k for GPT-5.4 mini.
Cost Comparison: Qwen3.6-Plus blended CPM is $0.5/$3 compared to $0.75/$4.5 for GPT-5.4 mini.
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Benchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-pro)Winner (+2.2%)
56.6%complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+2.9%)
90.4%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Context
Cost (per 1M tokens)1.5x cheaper
$1.13Input: $0.50 | Output: $3.00Context WindowLarger
1.05M tokensBenchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-pro)
54.4%complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
87.5%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Context
Cost (per 1M tokens)
$1.69Input: $0.75 | Output: $4.50Context Window
400k tokensFrequently Asked Questions about Qwen3.6-Plus vs GPT-5.4 mini
Qwen3.6-Plus is cheaper than GPT-5.4 mini. Qwen3.6-Plus has a blended cost of $1.13/1M tokens, which is about 1.5x cheaper than GPT-5.4 mini at $1.69/1M tokens.
Qwen3.6-Plus is better for coding tasks on this benchmark. It scores 56.6% on swe-bench-pro (complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning) compared to GPT-5.4 mini which scores 54.4%.
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