What is the difference between GPT-6 Astra Pro and Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

GPT-6 Astra Pro is developed by OpenAI while Qwen3.6 35B A3B is developed by Qwen. GPT-6 Astra Pro has a 1.1M token context window vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 6 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, GPT-6 Astra Pro or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

It depends on your use case. GPT-6 Astra Pro and Qwen3.6 35B A3B each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 6 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does GPT-6 Astra Pro cost compared to Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

GPT-6 Astra Pro costs $10/M input tokens and Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs $0.1612/M input tokens. Qwen3.6 35B A3B is $9.84/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare GPT-6 Astra Pro and Qwen3.6 35B A3B on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of GPT-6 Astra Pro and Qwen3.6 35B A3B across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Sep 2026

GPT-6 Astra ProvsQwen3.6 35B A3B

Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper than GPT-6 Astra Pro at $0.1612/M vs $10/M input tokens.

GPT-6 Astra Pro and Qwen3.6 35B A3B compared across 6 shared prompts
Spec	GPT-6 Astra Pro	Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Input price	$10/M tokens	$0.1612/M tokens
Output price	$50/M tokens	$0.9653/M tokens
Context window	1.1M tokens	262K tokens
Weights	Closed	Open
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Sep 2026	Apr 2026

Our Verdict

GPT-6 Astra Pro

Qwen3.6 35B A3BRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-6 Astra Pro has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs 52x less per token.

Slight edge

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-6 Astra Pro

Input

$10.00

Output

$50.00

Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Input

$0.16

62× cheaper

Output

$0.97

52× cheaper

Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper on both: 62× input, 52× output.

Where to run it

13 hosts, cheapest first

GPT-6 Astra Pro2 hosts

HostInOutContextUptime

Azure AI Foundry$10.00 in$50.00 out1.1M98.9% up OpenAI$10.00 in$50.00 out1.1M99.6% up

Qwen3.6 35B A3B11 hosts

HostInOutContextUptime

Darkbloomfp4$0.05 in$0.70 out262k99.3% up AkashMLfp8$0.10 in$0.90 out262k100% up DeepInfrafp8$0.10 in$0.95 out262k99.2% up DekaLLM$0.10 in$1.00 out262k99.9% up Venicefp8$0.10 in$1.00 out256k99.7% up io.netfp8$0.13 in$0.94 out262k91.6% up

5 more hosts

Parasailfp8$0.15 in$1.00 out262k99.6% up AtlasCloudfp8$0.19 in$1.11 out262k96.4% up Phala$0.20 in$1.27 out262k98.8% up SiliconFlowfp8$0.24 in$1.80 out262k97.4% up CoreWeavefp8$0.25 in$1.25 out262k100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

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