Model comparison
Qwen3.6-27B vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Head-to-head evidence from 39 shared benchmark results across 7 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Qwen3.6-27B #93 (Estimated); Qwen3.6 Plus #30 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Qwen3.6-27B and Qwen3.6 Plus share 39 comparable benchmark results. 5 of 8 categories are comparable. 15 results are unique to Qwen3.6-27B; 21 to Qwen3.6 Plus.
Updated July 21, 2026- Shared results
- 39
- Qwen3.6-27B only
- 15
- Qwen3.6 Plus only
- 21
- Comparable categories
- 5 / 8
Pick Qwen3.6 Plus if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.6-27B only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 39 shared benchmark results across 7 evidence categories; 5 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Qwen3.6 Plus is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 65.2 to 53.82. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Qwen3.6 Plus's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 57.1 against 53.3. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SuperGPQA, 66% to 71.6%. Qwen3.6-27B does hit back in mathematics, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
Qwen3.6 Plus gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 262K for Qwen3.6-27B.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Qwen3.6-27B | Δ | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | Qwen3.6-27B89.2 | Margin← 28.7 | Qwen3.6 Plus60.5 |
| Coding | Qwen3.6-27B77.5 | Margin← 7.2 | Qwen3.6 Plus70.3 |
| Knowledge | Qwen3.6-27B53.3 | Margin→ 3.8 | Qwen3.6 Plus57.1 |
| Multimodal | Qwen3.6-27B76.7 | Margin→ 3.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus79.8 |
| Agentic | Qwen3.6-27B59.3 | Margin→ 2.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus61.6 |
| Reasoning | Qwen3.6-27BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6 Plus62.0 |
| Multilingual | Qwen3.6-27BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6 Plus84.7 |
| Inst. Following | Qwen3.6-27BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6 Plus82.3 |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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SuperGPQA
KnowledgeA 66%B 71.6%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 5.6SuperGPQA: Qwen3.6-27B scored 66%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 71.6%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
HLE
KnowledgeA 24%B 28.8%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 4.8HLE: Qwen3.6-27B scored 24%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 28.8%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
HMMT Feb 2026
MathA 84.3%B 87.8%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 3.5HMMT Feb 2026: Qwen3.6-27B scored 84.3%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 87.8%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
SWE-bench Pro
CodingA 53.5%B 56.6%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 3.1SWE-bench Pro: Qwen3.6-27B scored 53.5%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 56.6%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
CharXiv
MultimodalA 78.4%B 81.5%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 3.1CharXiv: Qwen3.6-27B scored 78.4%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 81.5%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Qwen3.6-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Qwen3.6-27B$0 input / $0 output | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Qwen3.6-27BNot available | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Qwen3.6-27BNot available | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Qwen3.6-27B262K | Qwen3.6 Plus1M | Qwen3.6 Plus lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
AgenticQwen3.6 Plus wins18 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 59.3% | 61.6% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| Claw-EvalSource | 72.4% | 58.8% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| QwenClawBenchSource | 53.4% | 57.2% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| QwenWebBenchSource | 1487 | — | Not comparable |
| AndroidWorldSource | 70.3% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 27.0% | 27.6% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 94.2% | 97.7% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 32.0% | 31.8% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 1140 | 1135 | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| Gert LabsSource | 54.84% | 50.60% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| τ³-bench resultsSource | — | 70.7% | Not comparable |
| VITA-BenchSource | — | 44.3% | Not comparable |
| DeepPlanningSource | — | 41.5% | Not comparable |
| ToolathlonSource | — | 39.8% | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | — | 48.2% | Not comparable |
| MCP-TasksSource | — | 74.1% | Not comparable |
| WideResearchSource | — | 74.3% | Not comparable |
| ResearchClawBenchSource | — | 18.0% | Not comparable |
CodingQwen3.6-27B wins10 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | 77.2% | 78.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| SWE MultilingualSource | 71.3% | 73.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| SWE-bench ProSource | 53.5% | 56.6% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 59.3% | — | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBenchSource | 83.9% | — | Not comparable |
| NL2RepoSource | 36.2% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | 53.7% | 54.5% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 39.8% | 40.7% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| LiveCodeBench v6Source | — | 87.1% | Not comparable |
| Vibe Code BenchSource | — | 25.56% | Not comparable |
Reasoning4 benchmarks
KnowledgeQwen3.6 Plus wins12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProSource | 86.2% | 88.5% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| MMLU-ReduxSource | 93.5% | 94.5% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| SuperGPQASource | 66% | 71.6% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| C-EvalSource | 91.4% | 93.3% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| GPQASource | 87.8% | 90.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| HLESource | 24% | 28.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 37.0% | 39.6% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 84.2% | 88.2% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-HLESource | 21.6% | 25.7% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -19.8% | 2.7% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 19.2% | 26.2% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 48.3% | 32.0% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
MathQwen3.6-27B wins7 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMMT Feb 2025Source | 93.8% | 96.7% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| HMMT Nov 2025Source | 90.7% | 94.6% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| HMMT Feb 2026Source | 84.3% | 87.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| MMAnswerBenchSource | 80.8% | 83.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AIME26Source | 94.1% | 95.3% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source | — | 26.207% | Not comparable |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source | — | 8.333% | Not comparable |
Multilingual2 benchmarks
MultimodalQwen3.6 Plus wins19 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6-27B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMUSource | 82.9% | 86.0% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| MMMU-ProSource | 75.8% | 78.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| RealWorldQASource | 84.1% | — | Not comparable |
| DynaMathSource | 85.6% | — | Not comparable |
| MStarSource | 81.4% | — | Not comparable |
| SimpleVQASource | 56.1% | — | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | 78.4% | 81.5% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| CC-OCRSource | 81.2% | — | Not comparable |
| CountBenchSource | 97.8% | — | Not comparable |
| RefCOCO (avg)Source | 92.5% | — | Not comparable |
| ERQASource | 62.5% | — | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (with subtitle)Source | 87.7% | — | Not comparable |
| VideoMMMUSource | 84.4% | 84.0% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| MLVU (M-Avg)Source | 86.6% | — | Not comparable |
| V*Source | 94.7% | 96.9% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 74.6% | 78.0% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| MathVisionSource | — | 88.0% | Not comparable |
| ScreenSpot ProSource | — | 68.2% | Not comparable |
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | — | 1249 | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (6)
Which is better, Qwen3.6-27B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 65.2 to 53.82. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SuperGPQA, where the scores are 66% and 71.6%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Qwen3.6-27B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 57.1 versus 53.3. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for coding, Qwen3.6-27B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6-27B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 77.5 versus 70.3. Inside this category, SWE-bench Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for math, Qwen3.6-27B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6-27B has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 89.2 versus 60.5. Inside this category, HMMT Nov 2025 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Qwen3.6-27B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 61.6 versus 59.3. Inside this category, Claw-Eval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, Qwen3.6-27B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 79.8 versus 76.7. Inside this category, AA-MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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