Model comparison
Qwen3.6 Flash vs Sonar
Qwen3.6 Flash and Sonar score almost the same on the Noometry Index (38.8 vs 38.5), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.6 Flash leads 29.0 to 21.1.
- Qwen3.6 Flash is cheaper at $0.19 / $1.13 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $1 for Sonar.
- Qwen3.6 Flash accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Qwen3.6 Flash | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 38.8 | 38.5 |
| Released | 2026-04-27 | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 128K |
| Max output | 66K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.19 | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.13 | $1 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Flash: —, Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| ALE-Bench | 326.4 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Flash leads
Qwen3.6 Flash: 29.0 (#96), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 35.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 20% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 18% | — |
| DTBench | 77.1% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LMCA | 31% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 143.26 | — |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Qwen3.6 Flash leads
Qwen3.6 Flash: 39.0 (#117), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 22.5% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 84.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 10.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 0% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Flash: 42.1 (#100), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 15.9% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Flash: —, Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Flash: —, Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.6 Flash better than Sonar?
Qwen3.6 Flash and Sonar score almost the same on the Noometry Index (38.8 vs 38.5), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 Flash or Sonar?
Qwen3.6 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.19 per million input tokens and $1.13 per million output tokens; Sonar lists at $1 and $1.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.6 Flash does, with 1M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.6 Flash and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.6 Flash has 13 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.