Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) is cheaper than Grok 3 Mini Beta at $0/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.
| Spec | Grok 3 Mini Beta | Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.4/M tokens | Free |
| Output price | $0.8/M tokens | Free |
| Context window | 131K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
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