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Updated Apr 2026

Claude 3 OpusvsQwen3.6 Flash

Qwen3.6 Flash is cheaper than Claude 3 Opus at $0.25/M vs $15/M input tokens.

Claude 3 Opus and Qwen3.6 Flash compared across 12 shared prompts
SpecClaude 3 OpusQwen3.6 Flash
Input price$15/M tokens$0.25/M tokens
Output price$75/M tokens$1.5/M tokens
Context window200K tokens1.0M tokens
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMar 2024Apr 2026
Our Verdict
Claude 3 Opus
Claude 3 Opus
Qwen3.6 Flash
Qwen3.6 Flash

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Qwen3.6 Flash costs 50x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude 3 Opus
Input
$15.00
Output
$75.00
Qwen3.6 Flash
Input
$0.25
60× cheaper
Output
$1.50
50× cheaper

Qwen3.6 Flash is cheaper on both: 60× input, 50× output.

Where to run it

1 host

Claude 3 Opus

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Qwen3.6 Flash1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$0.19 in·$1.13 out·1M·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
47%

Qwen3.6 Flash uses 464.2x more bold

Claude 3 Opus
Qwen3.6 Flash
54%Vocabulary57%
14wSentence Length23w
0.48Hedging0.31
0.0Bold4.6
3.0Lists2.9
0.00Emoji1.37
0.00Headings0.68
0.06Transitions0.04
Based on 3 + 27 text responses
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