Qwen3.6 Plus vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
Qwen3.6 Plus is the cheaper option on input by 51%; Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is cheaper on output by 49%. Figures below are per million tokens, from vendor pricing cited in our reporting.
| Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Input per 1M tokens | $0.33 | $0.66 |
| Output per 1M tokens | $1.95 | $1 |
| Cached input per 1M | — | — |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 33K tokens |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Licence | open weights | |
| Benchmark | — | — |
| Vendor | Alibaba | Alibaba |
| Released | — | — |
What the numbers say
- Input price gap: 51% ($0.33 vs $0.66).
- Blended three-to-one input/output rate: $2.92 for Qwen3.6 Plus, $2.98 for Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct.
- Context: 1M tokens against 33K tokens.
- Licence: Qwen3.6 Plus is ; Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is open weights.
Sources
Qwen3.6 Plus specs · Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct specs · Full price index