Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning)

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning)

Alibaba · Released Apr 28, 2025
Intelligence #623 / 756
21.2 our score
Speed #25 / 330
222.1 tok/s
Input Price #264 / 756
$0.110 per 1M tokens
Output Price #292 / 756
$0.420 per 1M tokens
Context
Not reported

Analysis Summary

Qwen3 0.6B Non-reasoning is a very small Alibaba model released in 2025. The supplied data contains only a low intelligence measure, with no benchmark evidence for coding, instruction following, long-context analysis, agents, or multimodal tasks.

Its listed pricing is accessible, making it a candidate for high-volume classification, routing, keyword handling, or tightly templated outputs. It should not be assigned complex SEO briefs, nuanced client copy, software engineering, or autonomous tool use without extensive validation. The model's value depends on keeping prompts and outputs narrowly constrained and accepting lower language quality.

Assessed September 7, 2026

Editorial notes

Qwen3 0.6B Non-reasoning is an compact Alibaba model with low measured capability but accessible pricing, suitable for simple routing or constrained generation rather than client-facing reasoning.

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DFO Verdict

Qwen3 0.6B Non-reasoning is an compact Alibaba model with low measured capability but accessible pricing, suitable for simple routing or constrained generation rather than client-facing reasoning.

#623 of 756 overall Down 41 this week

How Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) compares

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) ranks #355 of 435 AI models we track for overall intelligence. At $0.11 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 65% of comparable models.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 18% of models #623
Speed: faster than 92% of models #25
Price: cheaper than 65% of models #264
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) $0.11 in $0.42 out
OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra $10.00 in $50.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 $10.00 in $50.00 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens
Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) 0

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Intelligence0.1Technical0Value7Content2.2
Performance profile

Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.

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Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $0.11 $0.000110
Output $0.42 $0.000420

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

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How much does Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) cost?

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) costs $0.11 per million input tokens and $0.42 per million output tokens.

Who created Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning)?

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) is developed by Alibaba and was released on April 28, 2025.

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