AI model comparison
Step 3.7 Flash vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
StepFun
Step 3.7 Flash
Step 3.7 Flash is StepFun's latest high-efficiency multimodal Mixture-of-Experts model.
- Input / 1M
- $0.20
- Output / 1M
- $1.15
- Context
- 262K
Qwen
Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is an open-weight multimodal model from Alibaba Cloud with 35 billion total parameters and 3 billion active parameters per token.
- Input / 1M
- $0.15
- Output / 1M
- $1
- Context
- 262K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Qwen3.6 35B A3B
1.2x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Step 3.7 Flash
19.5 vs 18.2 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Tie
262K vs 262K tokens
Newer release
Step 3.7 Flash
Released May 28, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Qwen3.6 35B A3B18.2Coding index
Qwen3.6 35B A3B41.9Agentic index
Qwen3.6 35B A3B13.1Pricing
Step 3.7 Flash vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Qwen3.6 35B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.20 | $0.15 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $1.15 | $1 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.04 | $0.05 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Qwen3.6 35B A3B$0.80Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Qwen3.6 35B A3B$8.50$5.50 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Qwen3.6 35B A3B$24.50$9.50 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Qwen3.6 35B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 262K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Max output | 230K tokens | 236K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text, Video | Image, Text, Video |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | High, Medium, Low | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Medium | Not available |
| Release date | May 28, 2026 | April 27, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Qwen3.6 35B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
Keep exploring
More on these models
Other head-to-heads, the full model page, and the alternatives list for each model.
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Our take
Qwen3.6 35B A3B is 1.2x cheaper for a typical chat. Step 3.7 Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (19.5 vs 18.2). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Step 3.7 Flash or Qwen3.6 35B A3B cheaper?
Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $1 per 1M output tokens, while Step 3.7 Flash costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $1.15 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Step 3.7 Flash or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?
Step 3.7 Flash supports up to 262K tokens of context, compared with 262K for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.
Is Step 3.7 Flash smarter than Qwen3.6 35B A3B?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Step 3.7 Flash scores 19.5 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B scores 18.2, putting Step 3.7 Flash ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Step 3.7 Flash and Qwen3.6 35B A3B at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Step 3.7 Flash and Qwen3.6 35B A3B answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Step 3.7 Flash and Qwen3.6 35B A3B at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.