Qwen3.6 Flash vs Qwen3 Coder Flash

Updated October 21, 2026. 0 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Replace Qwen3.6 Flash Replace Qwen3 Coder Flash

Qwen3.6 FlashQwen

Coding: No data
Overall: No data
Output $/M: $1.125

Qwen3 Coder FlashQwen

Coding: No data
Overall: No data
Output $/M: $0.975

vs $1.125 vs $0.975 per 1M output tokens. Qwen3 Coder Flash is 1.2x cheaper.

Decision reading

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Model AQwen3.6 FlashQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task Model BQwen3 Coder FlashQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

Shared results: 0
Qwen3.6 Flash only: 11
Qwen3 Coder Flash only: 0
Like-for-like categories: 0 of 9

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 1M tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 Coder Flash
Qwen3.6 Flash $0.0008, Qwen3 Coder Flash $0.0007 per turn.
List prices

At a glance

Coding index: Qwen3.6 Flash not benchmarked, Qwen3 Coder Flash not benchmarked.
Widest category: No category has a result for both models.
Widest single gap: No benchmark has a result for both models.
Output price: Qwen3.6 Flash $1.125 against Qwen3 Coder Flash $0.975 per million output tokens, 1.2x apart.
Context window: Both take 1M tokens.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index1 board, none shared

Coding benchmarks for Qwen3.6 Flash and Qwen3 Coder Flash
Benchmark	Qwen3.6 Flash	Qwen3 Coder Flash	Leader
ALE-Bench	326.4	Not measured	Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here

IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared

Intelligence benchmarks for Qwen3.6 Flash and Qwen3 Coder Flash
Benchmark	Qwen3.6 Flash	Qwen3 Coder Flash	Leader
Epoch Capabilities Index	142.9	Not measured	Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here

Agentic workNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared

Agentic work benchmarks for Qwen3.6 Flash and Qwen3 Coder Flash
Benchmark	Qwen3.6 Flash	Qwen3 Coder Flash	Leader
Neither model has a result on 39 boards here

ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared

Reasoning benchmarks for Qwen3.6 Flash and Qwen3 Coder Flash
Benchmark	Qwen3.6 Flash	Qwen3 Coder Flash	Leader
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)	83.3%	Not measured	Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured
SimpleBench	35.2%	Not measured	Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured
Chess puzzles	12.0%	Not measured	Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured
Mystery game puzzles	18.0%	Not measured	Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here

MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared

Math benchmarks for Qwen3.6 Flash and Qwen3 Coder Flash
Benchmark	Qwen3.6 Flash	Qwen3 Coder Flash	Leader
OTIS Mock AIME	84.4%	Not measured	Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3	22.5%	Not measured	Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here

KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared

Knowledge benchmarks for Qwen3.6 Flash and Qwen3 Coder Flash
Benchmark	Qwen3.6 Flash	Qwen3 Coder Flash	Leader
SimpleQA Verified	15.9%	Not measured	Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here

Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared

Web design benchmarks for Qwen3.6 Flash and Qwen3 Coder Flash
Benchmark	Qwen3.6 Flash	Qwen3 Coder Flash	Leader
Neither model has a result on 9 boards here

GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared

General benchmarks for Qwen3.6 Flash and Qwen3 Coder Flash
Benchmark	Qwen3.6 Flash	Qwen3 Coder Flash	Leader
DTBench	77.1%	Not measured	Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured
LMCA	31.0%	Not measured	Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 44 boards here

Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared

Image generation benchmarks for Qwen3.6 Flash and Qwen3 Coder Flash
Benchmark	Qwen3.6 Flash	Qwen3 Coder Flash	Leader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Qwen3.6 Flash$0.0008Fits in one request

Qwen3 Coder Flash$0.0007Fits in one request

Qwen3 Coder Flash costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Qwen3.6 Flash$0.013Fits in one request

Qwen3 Coder Flash$0.013Fits in one request

Qwen3 Coder Flash costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Qwen3.6 Flash$0.049Fits in one request

Qwen3 Coder Flash$0.049Fits in one request

Same cost

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Qwen3.6 Flash and Qwen3 Coder Flash
Specification	Qwen3.6 Flash	Qwen3 Coder Flash
Maker	Qwen	Qwen
Weights	No public weights listed	No public weights listed
Released	April 27, 2026	September 17, 2025
Context window	1M	1M
Input $/Mtok	$0.1875	$0.195
Output $/Mtok	$1.125	$0.975
Coding index	Not benchmarked	Not benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it	0	0
Cost per solved task	Not computable	Not computable
Source	OpenRouter listing	OpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Qwen3.6 Flash better than Qwen3 Coder Flash for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 Flash or Qwen3 Coder Flash?

Qwen3.6 Flash costs $0.1875 per million input tokens and $1.125 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder Flash costs $0.195 and $0.975. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.6 Flash or Qwen3 Coder Flash?

Neither: both take 1M tokens.

How many benchmarks is the Qwen3.6 Flash vs Qwen3 Coder Flash comparison based on?

0 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Qwen3.6 Flash's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3 Coder Flash's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.