Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B, API pricing and model comparison

Compare Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B side by side by input/output token price, context window, benchmark signals, capabilities, and example monthly API cost.

Quick comparison summary

This page compares Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B in one matrix. Current records: Claude Sonnet 4.6 on Claude API: $3/$15 per 1M tokens, 1000K context window; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B on OpenRouter: $0.14/$1 per 1M tokens, 262K context window. Prices are estimates—verify official provider pages before production use.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

claude-sonnet-4-6

Claude API

Input: $3.00 / 1M
Output: $15.00 / 1M
Context: 1m
Model page: Details

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

qwen/qwen3.5-35b-a3b

OpenRouter

Input: $0.1400 / 1M
Output: $1.00 / 1M
Context: 262.1k
Model page: Details

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Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude API

Input

$3.00 / 1M

Output

$15.00 / 1M

Context

1MLargest context

Monthly cost

$750.00

Benchmark

1,470Top benchmarkLMArena Text Arena

VisionToolsReasoningLong context

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

OpenRouter

Cheapest (this scenario)

Input

$0.1400 / 1M

Output

$1.00 / 1M

Context

262.1K

Monthly cost

$44.00

Benchmark

1,249LMArena WebDev Arena

VisionToolsJSONReasoningLong context

Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude API

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

OpenRouter

Input

$3.00 / 1M

$0.1400 / 1MCheapest (this scenario)

Output

$15.00 / 1M

$1.00 / 1MCheapest (this scenario)

Context

1MLargest context

262.1K

Benchmark

1,470Top benchmark

LMArena Text Arena

1,249

LMArena WebDev Arena

Monthly cost

$750.00

$44.00Cheapest (this scenario)

Capabilities

VisionToolsReasoningLong context

VisionToolsJSONReasoningLong context

FAQ

Model comparison notes

How do Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B API prices compare?

Compare input and output prices per 1M tokens side by side. The same underlying model can list different prices by route (Direct API vs OpenRouter); this table uses the selected route records.

Which model looks cheaper?

Scenario cost depends on your input/output mix. The example monthly cost in the table uses default token volumes—adjust with the cost calculator for your traffic.

Are benchmark scores included?

Independent or provider-reported benchmark signals appear when available. Benchmarks do not replace price analysis—evaluate both for your quality requirements.

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