GPT-4.1 vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Head to head on 10 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| Qwen3.6 Plus Alibaba | 61.9% | 26.2% | 88.2% | 27.8% | 75.2% | 68.0% | 40.7% | 74.7% | 43.9% | 97.7% | - | - | - | - | 95.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 23.0% | - | - | 40.8% | - | 96.7 | 83.2% | 73.5% | 78.2% | 69.9% | 58.3% | 75.0% | 83.7% | 75.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.9% | - | 77.0% | 88.5 | 94.5 | - | 89.5 | - | 44.9% | - | 73.8 | - | - | - | 59.5 | 32.0% | 51.5% | 25.6% | - | - | 59.0% |
| GPT-4.1 OpenAI | 63.1% | 5.5% | 66.6% | 4.2% | 43.0% | 65.9% | 38.1% | 75.1% | 13.6% | 47.1% | 0.0% | 52.4% | 43.7% | 34.7% | - | 26.7% | 61.5% | 1.64 | 83.7% | 1.55 | - | 12.4% | 1417elo | - | 60.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45.7% | 70.8% | 0.49 | 0.49 | 91.3% | 32.1% | 32.1% | - | 69.4% | - | - | - | 80.6% | - | 50.5% | - | 8.57 | - | 31.1% | 39.6% | 10.0% | - | - | - | - | 92.0% | 92.0% | 48.0% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-4.1 OpenAI | Qwen3.6 Plus Alibaba |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-4.1 is an AI model from OpenAI. | Qwen3.6Plus is an AI model from Alibaba. |
| Family | GPT | Qwen3.6 |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 14 Apr 2025 | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Context | 1,047,576 | 1,000,000 |
| Input $/1M | $2.00 | $0.50 |
| Output $/1M | $8.00 | $3.00 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.500 | - |
| Cache write $/1M | - | $0.406 |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 0 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 0.00 s |
| Modalities | image, text, file | text, image, video |
| Providers | - | - |
| Publisher | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Reported scores | ScholarSearch8.57 Social Sciences & Humanities (%) GPQA Diamond66.6% (AA) Humanity's Last Exam (HLE)4.2% (AA) IFBench43.0% (AA) | GPQA Diamond88.2% (AA) Humanity's Last Exam (HLE)27.8% (AA) IFBench75.2% (AA) SciCode40.7% (AA) τ²-bench (Tau²-bench)97.7% (AA) |
FAQ
- Is GPT-4.1 or Qwen3.6 Plus better?
- Across the 10 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, Qwen3.6 Plus leads on 8 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GPT-4.1 and Qwen3.6 Plus compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-4.1 scores 66.6% and Qwen3.6 Plus scores 88.2% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 or Qwen3.6 Plus?
- Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper at $3.00 per million output tokens against $8.00 for GPT-4.1 - about 2.7x.
- When were GPT-4.1 and Qwen3.6 Plus released?
- GPT-4.1 was released 14 Apr 2025 by OpenAI. Qwen3.6 Plus was released 2 Apr 2026 by Alibaba.
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