Qwen 3.6 Plus PreviewvsQwen3.5-397B-A17B
Across 11 shared benchmarks, Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview leads overall: Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview wins 10, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B wins 1, with 0 ties and an average score difference of +3.04.
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview
阿里巴巴 · 2026-03-31 · Chat model
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
阿里巴巴 · 2026-02-16 · Multimodal model
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview10 wins(91%)(9%)1 winQwen3.5-397B-A17B
Benchmark scores
Grouped by capability, sorted by largest gap within each. 11 shared benchmarks.
Coding and Software Engineer
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview 4/4| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-Bench Pro - Public | 56.6025 / 62Thinking (No Tools) | 50.9045 / 62Thinking (No Tools) | +5.70 |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 73.8014 / 30Thinking (No Tools) | 69.3025 / 30Thinking (No Tools) | +4.50 |
| LiveCodeBench | 87.1019 / 250Thinking (No Tools) | 83.6037 / 250Thinking (No Tools) | +3.50 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 78.8021 / 116Thinking (With Tools) | 76.4033 / 116Thinking (With Tools) | +2.40 |
AI Agent - Tool Usage
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview 2/2| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal Bench 2.0 | 61.6016 / 48Thinking (With Tools) | 52.5031 / 48Thinking (With Tools) | +9.10 |
| Tool Decathlon | 39.807 / 10Thinking (With Tools) | 38.308 / 10Thinking (With Tools) | +1.50 |
General Knowledge
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview 2/2| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 88.506 / 176Thinking (No Tools) | 87.8011 / 176Thinking (No Tools) | +0.70 |
| C-Eval | 93.302 / 48Thinking (No Tools) | 933 / 48Thinking (No Tools) | +0.30 |
Math and Reasoning
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview 2/2| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME 2026 | 95.3012 / 29Thinking (No Tools) | 91.3022 / 29Thinking (No Tools) | +4 |
| IMO-AnswerBench | 83.8014 / 24Thinking (No Tools) | 80.9019 / 24Thinking (No Tools) | +2.90 |
Long Context
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B 1/1| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| LongBench v2 | 624 / 14Normal (No Tools) | 63.203 / 14Normal (No Tools) | -1.20 |
Specs
| Field | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | 阿里巴巴 | 阿里巴巴 |
| Release date | 2026-03-31 | 2026-02-16 |
| Model type | Chat model | Multimodal model |
| Architecture | Dense | MoE |
| Parameters | Not available | 397B |
| Context length | 1M | 256K |
| Max output | 64K | Not available |
API pricing
Prices use DataLearner records when available; missing fields are not inferred.
| Item | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| Text input | $0.5 / 1M tokens | $0.5 / 1M tokens |
| Text output | $3 / 1M tokens | $3 / 1M tokens |
| Cache read | $0.05 / 1M tokens | $0.05 / 1M tokens |
| Cache write | $0.625 / 1M tokens | $0.625 / 1M tokens |
Summary
- Qwen 3.6 Plus Previewleads in:Coding and Software Engineer (4/4), AI Agent - Tool Usage (2/2), General Knowledge (2/2), Math and Reasoning (2/2)
- Qwen3.5-397B-A17Bleads in:Long Context (1/1)
On average across the 11 shared benchmarks, Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview scores 3.04 higher.
Largest single-benchmark gap: Terminal Bench 2.0 — Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview 61.60 vs Qwen3.5-397B-A17B 52.50 (+9.10).
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