Grok 4.6 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Grok 4.6 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B releases: 4 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 6 models.
- For intelligence, Grok 4.6 scores highest: Grok 4.6 (high) at 44, against Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) at 19 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.
- For output speed, Qwen3.6 35B A3B is fastest: Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) at 134 t/s, against Grok 4.6 (high) at 57 t/s for Grok 4.6.
- For cost per task, Grok 4.6 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B tie at $0.48 (Grok 4.6 (low) and Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)).
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench v4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grok 4.6 (high) |  SpaceXAI | 44 | 49 | 53 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 54 | $1.86 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $2,352 | 36k | 19k | 94M | 57 | 38.42s | 38.42s | 47.24s | 616.81s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Grok 4.6 (xhigh) | SpaceXAI | 44 | 49 | 51 | 52 | - | 45 | 55 | $2.32 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $2,830 | 38k | 20k | 97M | 55 | 41.74s | 41.74s | 50.90s | 688.46s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Grok 4.6 (medium) | SpaceXAI | 43 | 47 | 49 | 50 | - | 44 | 53 | $1.50 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $1,937 | 28k | 14k | 73M | 50 | 36.05s | 36.05s | 46.00s | 546.15s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Grok 4.6 (low) | SpaceXAI | 35 | 39 | 44 | 44 | - | 35 | 46 | $0.48 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $761 | 10k | 2k | 21M | 50 | 5.21s | 5.21s | 15.17s | 202.31s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) |  Alibaba | 19 | 19 | 14 | 22 | - | 22 | 30 | $0.48 | $0.6 | $0.375 | $2.25 | - | $896 | 35k | 13k | 161M | 123 | 2.07s | 45.94s | 50.01s | 274.04s | 36B 3B active at inference time | 262k | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |   +4 | |||
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) | Alibaba | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.6 | $0.375 | $2.25 | - | - | - | - | - | 134 | 2.06s | 2.06s | 5.78s | - | 36B 3B active at inference time | 262k | Apr 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |   +3 | |||