Qwen3.6-PlusvsGrok 4.20 Beta
Qwen3.6-Plus | Grok 4.20 Beta | |
|---|---|---|
| API pricingUSD per 1M tokens · lower wins · base tier | ||
Input priceWhat you pay for everything you send the model — your question, plus any documents or earlier conversation you include with it. | $0.50 | $1.25 |
Output priceWhat you pay for the text the model writes back. It is normally the dearer half: producing an answer costs more than reading one. | $3.00 | $2.50 |
Cached input priceA reduced rate for text you send over and over. If every request starts with the same instructions or the same document, the provider keeps a copy ready and charges less to read it again. | — | $0.20 |
| Benchmarks | ||
BullshitBench v2Nonsense detection — Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 72% | 56% |
SWE-Bench VerifiedCoding — Real coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 78.8% | 76.7% |
| BenchmarksPublished by one model only | ||
Humanity's Last Exam · with toolsMultidisciplinary reasoning — Humanity's Last Exam — extremely hard expert questions across many subjects. “With tools” means the AI is allowed to search the web or run code while answering. Higher is better. | 28.8% | — |
ARC-AGI-2Abstract reasoning — Puzzle-style tests of abstract reasoning and pattern-finding — the kind of thing people find easy but AIs often struggle with. Higher is better. | — | 53.3% |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Qwen | SpaceXAI |
| Release date | Apr 2 2026 | Feb 17 2026 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
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Frequently asked questions
Qwen3.6-Plus leads Grok 4.20 Beta on 2 of the 2 benchmarks they both report (BullshitBench v2, SWE-Bench Verified). Qwen3.6-Plus is cheaper on input: $0.50 vs $1.25 per million tokens. Grok 4.20 Beta is cheaper on output: $2.50 vs $3.00 per million tokens. Figures are base-tier rates. Grok 4.20 Beta shipped 44 days before Qwen3.6-Plus, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.
On BullshitBench v2, Qwen3.6-Plus leads at 72% vs Grok 4.20 Beta at 56%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Qwen3.6-Plus leads at 78.8% vs Grok 4.20 Beta at 76.7%.