Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs Solar Pro 4

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Qwen3.6 Max Preview

Qwen (Alibaba)

$1.03 / $6.16

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Solar Pro 4

Upstage

$0.15 / $0.60

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Solar Pro 4 is 8.8× cheaper than Qwen3.6 Max Preview on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (28.4 vs 28.2). Solar Pro 4 has the larger context window (524K vs 262K).

	Qwen3.6 Max Preview	Solar Pro 4
Input price / 1M	$1.03	$0.15
Output price / 1M	$6.16	$0.60
Blended price (3:1)	$2.31	$0.26
Cached input / 1M	—	$0.03
Context window	262K	524K
Max output	66K	131K
Intelligence index	28.4	28.2
Coding index	—	52.7
Providers	—	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	—	—
Vision input	No	No
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-04-27	2026-08-10
Retirement	2026-10-09	—

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Input tokens / requestOutput tokens / requestRequests / day

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 Max Preview or Solar Pro 4?

Solar Pro 4 is 8.8× cheaper than Qwen3.6 Max Preview on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs Solar Pro 4: which has a bigger context window?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 262,144 tokens. Solar Pro 4: 524,288 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Qwen3.6 Max Preview ≈ $5,135, Solar Pro 4 ≈ $600.00.

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