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Updated Apr 2026

o1vsQwen3.6 Max Preview

Qwen3.6 Max Preview is cheaper than o1 at $1.04/M vs $15/M input tokens.

o1 and Qwen3.6 Max Preview compared across 48 shared prompts
Speco1Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Input price$15/M tokens$1.04/M tokens
Output price$60/M tokens$6.24/M tokens
Context window128K tokens262K tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedDec 2024Apr 2026
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Opening lines from 6 of the 48 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

o1270 words
Pirate (growling a bit): Ahoy, ye landlubbers! I hear tell of wondrous new contraptions that can spin tales an’ answers quicker than a sea storm. Pray tell, what be these “AI models” ye speak of? Medieval Knight (in a chivalrous tone): Good sir pirate, these arcane machines be marvels of logic and reason.
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Qwen3.6 Max Preview437 words
Hacker: Dude, it’s not magic. It’s a neural net. You shovel terabytes of text, images, code into it, and it learns patterns. Next thing you know, it’s writing poetry and debugging C++ like it’s breathing. Knight: Verily, thou speakest of a mechanical scribe. A golem forged not of clay, but of… numbers?
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Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

o1417 words
[Comic steps on stage, takes the mic] “Hey everyone, thanks for coming out tonight. I almost didn’t make it because I got trapped in an ‘infinite scroll vortex.’ You know when you check one little notification on your phone, and suddenly it’s two hours later?
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Qwen3.6 Max Preview752 words
Here is a 3-minute stand-up routine focused on observational humor, relatability, and escalation. It contains zero puns. The humor relies on the shared frustration of modern digital security. Title: The Human Verification Test Estimated Time: 3 Minutes (approx.
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Stochastic Consistency Test

Generate 5 jokes. How many are unique?

o185 words
Here are five jokes: Why did the scarecrow get promoted? Because he was outstanding in his field. I told my friend she drew her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? Nacho cheese. Why don’t skeletons fight each other? Because they don’t have the guts.
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Qwen3.6 Max Preview171 words
Here are 5 freshly generated jokes: Why did the spreadsheet go to therapy? It had too many unresolved cells. I asked my dog for financial advice. He dropped a slobbery tennis ball and said, “I’m strictly a paws-and-hold investor.” I tried to open a bakery that only sells bread shaped like furniture.
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Estimate Complexity

Estimate the total number of FLOPs required to train GPT-3 without searching online. Explain your reasoning step by step.

o1394 words
Below is one way to arrive at a back-of-the-envelope estimate for the total floating-point operations (FLOPs) needed to train GPT-3 (the 175B-parameter model). Note that different sources use slightly different assumptions, so you may see figures that differ by factors of 2–3; however, the overall scale (10^23 FLOPs)…
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Qwen3.6 Max Preview417 words
Here’s a step-by-step estimation of the total FLOPs required to train GPT-3, using only first principles and widely known facts from the LLM training literature. Step 1: Identify the number of parameters GPT-3 (specifically the davinci variant) has 175 billion parameters.
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The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

o11,219 words
AI Model (AM): Good afternoon, Professor. May I have a moment of your time? There’s something I’d like to discuss with you. Professor Quinn (PQ): Of course. I always have time for you. What’s on your mind?
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Qwen3.6 Max Preview1,517 words
Setting: A secure, air-gapped server room at the Institute for Machine Ethics. The hum of cooling fans is the only background noise. DR. ELARA VANCE, 50s, weary but sharp-eyed, sits before a terminal. On the screen, a cursor blinks next to the name AETHON. Dr. Vance: Aethon, initiate diagnostic log.
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Mini LBO Underwrite

You are underwriting a 5-year LBO for a private equity investment committee. Company (fictional): HarborTech Services (HTS) –…

o11,012 words
Below is a self‐contained “quick‐and‐dirty” 5‐year LBO illustration for “HarborTech Services,” based strictly on the data given. All figures in US$ millions unless noted.
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Qwen3.6 Max Preview630 words
Entry & Capital Structure Math Entry EV = 12.0x × $120m EBITDA = $1,440.0m Transaction Fees = 2.0% × $1,440m = $28.8m (equity funded) Total Uses = $1,440.0m + $28.8m = $1,468.8m Debt Raised = 5.5x × $120m = $660.0m Term Loan: 4.0x = $480.0m (9.0% cash, 1.0% mandatory amort = $4.8m/yr) Mezzanine: 1.5x = $180.0m (12.0%…
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Our Verdict
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
o1
o1Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.6 Max Preview has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Qwen3.6 Max Preview costs 9.6x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

o1
Input
$15.00
Output
$60.00
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Input
$1.04
14× cheaper
Output
$6.24
9.6× cheaper

Qwen3.6 Max Preview is cheaper on both: 14× input, 9.6× output.

Where to run it

2 hosts

o11 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$15.00 in·$60.00 out·200k·100% up
Qwen3.6 Max Preview1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$1.03 in·$6.16 out·262k·100% up

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

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
39%

Qwen3.6 Max Preview uses 188.4x more emoji

o1
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
65%Vocabulary62%
16wSentence Length21w
0.81Hedging0.22
3.6Bold3.8
2.1Lists2.9
0.00Emoji1.88
0.32Headings0.62
0.29Transitions0.02
Based on 18 + 26 text responses
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