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OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes GPT-5.6 Luna and Qwen3.6 35B A3B. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

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Monthly evidence

GPT-5.6 Luna has the larger context window. Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B has the lower published input-plus-output rate and more Credits provider routes. There is not enough recent probe data to compare speed.

$1.477/1MOpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna cheapest route

$0.363975/1MQwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B cheapest route

not enough dataOpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna fastest measured p50 TTFT

1099 msQwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B fastest measured p50 TTFT via wandb

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

OpenAI: GPT-5.6 LunaQwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Model idopenai/gpt-5.6-lunaqwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b

Publisher OpenAI Alibaba Cloud Model Studio

AI IQ IQ 124#29 IQ 104#105

Context1,050,000 tokens262,144 tokens

Credits provider routes314

Cheapest route$1.477/1M$0.363975/1M

Cached input$0.0211/1M$0.015825/1M to $0.19623/1M

Privacy posturehas ZDR routehas ZDR route

Fastest measured p50 TTFTnot enough data1099 ms via wandb

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime range100.00%100.00%

Modes chat chat

OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna routes

Overview3 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B routes

Overview14 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-5.6-luna",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna or Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Is OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna or Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $1.477/1M for OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna and $0.363975/1M for Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna or Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is not enough data for OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna and 1099 ms for Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna and Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between openai/gpt-5.6-luna and qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.