Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)
Change modelsClaude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Alibaba
IndexAll categories, out of 100.
57.0 ±2.5
57.2 ±5.0 best
GapIndex points below the top.
−0.2 · no clear gap
Top
CoverageIndex weight that has results.
100% best
85%
SpeedOutput tokens per second.
44/s
75/s best
EloLMArena rating and rank.
1458 best
1446
ReleasedMonth of release.
2026-02
2026-04
Input / 1MUS dollars per 1M input tokens.
$3.00
$1.03 best
Output / 1MUS dollars per 1M output tokens.
$15.00
$6.16 best
Batch output / 1MBatch price per 1M output tokens.
$7.50
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1K chats2K tokens in, 500 out, each.
$13.50
$5.14 best
1K documents20K tokens in, 1K out, each.
$75.00
$26.70 best
1K agent tasks200K tokens in, 20K out, each.
$900.00
$328.64 best
ContextMaximum tokens in one request.
1M best
262K
AgenticMulti-step tasks with tools.
59.7 best
59.2
CodingCode writing and repair.
58.9 best
57.0
ReasoningLogic problems and puzzles.
56.4 best
53.4
MultimodalTasks with images and text.
53.9
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KnowledgeFacts and expert knowledge.
57.2
59.3 best
MultilingualTasks in many languages.
56.6
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InstructionTasks with strict prompt rules.
27.5
60.6 best
MathMath problems.
54.1 best
53.2
Benchmarks
23 sharedOnly Claude Sonnet 4.6: 58Only Qwen 3.6 Max (preview): 5
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)