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Qwen3.6 35B A3B
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Open weights model

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Released April 2026

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis

Model Comparison

This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best API provider of Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) for your use-case.

Fastest

#1
CoreWeave (FP8)CoreWeave (FP8)
181.8 t/s
#2
ScalewayScaleway
142.4 t/s
#3
Alibaba CloudAlibaba Cloud
139.4 t/s
#4
NovitaNovita
138.1 t/s
#5
Parasail (FP8)Parasail (FP8)
91.8 t/s

Output speed

Total 7 providers

Lowest Latency

#1
CoreWeave (FP8)CoreWeave (FP8)
1.06 s
#2
DeepInfra (FP8)DeepInfra (FP8)
1.07 s
#3
Parasail (FP8)Parasail (FP8)
1.13 s
#4
ScalewayScaleway
1.17 s
#5
NovitaNovita
1.46 s

Time to first token

Total 7 providers

Lowest Price

#1
Parasail (FP8)Parasail (FP8)
$0.16
#2
DeepInfra (FP8)DeepInfra (FP8)
$0.18
#3
CoreWeave (FP8)CoreWeave (FP8)
$0.35
#4
NovitaNovita
$0.37
#5
GMI FP8GMI FP8
$0.37

Blended price (per 1M tokens)

Total 7 providers

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) is available through 7 API providers, each offering different performance characteristics and pricing. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across providers.

  • For output speed, the top providers are CoreWeave (FP8) (181.8 t/s), Scaleway (142.4 t/s), and Alibaba Cloud (139.4 t/s). Speed varies significantly across providers, with a 367% difference between the fastest and slowest.
  • For latency, CoreWeave (FP8) (1.06s), DeepInfra (FP8) (1.07s), and Parasail (FP8) (1.13s) offer the lowest time to first token.
  • For pricing, Parasail (FP8) (0.16), DeepInfra (FP8) (0.18), and CoreWeave (FP8) (0.35) offer the lowest blended prices per 1M tokens. Prices vary up to 3.4x across providers.
  • CoreWeave (FP8) offers the best performance with both the highest speed and lowest latency. For cost optimization, Parasail (FP8) provides the most competitive pricing.

Highlights

Output tokens per second · Higher is better
Seconds to first answer token received · Lower is better
USD per 1M tokens (blended) · Lower is better

Update: Default performance benchmarking workload has updated to 10k input tokens to better reflect production use cases. You can still select different workloads above.

Pricing

Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output

Price (USD per M Tokens) · Lower is better · 10,000 input tokens

Pricing: Blended Price

Blended at 7:2:1 (cache-input-output) · USD per 1M tokens (blended) · Lower is better

Pricing: Cache Discount

1 - (cache hit price / input price) · Higher is better

Output Speed vs. Price

Blended at 7:2:1 (cache-input-output) · Output speed: output tokens per second · USD per 1M tokens (blended)
Most attractive quadrant
Pareto line

Speed

Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)

Output Speed: Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Output speed: output tokens per second · 10,000 input tokens

Latency vs. Output Speed

Latency: seconds to first token received · Output speed: output tokens per second · 10,000 input tokens
Most attractive quadrant

Latency

Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token

Time to First Token

Seconds to first token received · Lower is better · 10,000 input tokens

End-to-End Response Time

Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed

End-to-End Response Time

Seconds to output 500 tokens, including reasoning model 'thinking' time · Lower is better · 10,000 input tokens

Key Comparison Metrics & API Features

Scaleway logoScaleway
262k
Open
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142
1.17
4.68
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CoreWeave logoCoreWeave
262k
Open
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182
1.06
3.81
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DeepInfra logoDeepInfra
262k
Open
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39
1.07
13.91
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Novita logoNovita
205k
Open
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138
1.46
5.08
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GMI logoGMI
262k
Open
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Parasail logoParasail
262k
Open
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92
1.13
6.58
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Alibaba Cloud logoAlibaba Cloud
262k
Open
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139
2.16
5.75
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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) providers