Qwen3.6 27B vs Beam 1.0 501B A23B: API price and specs
Qwen3.6 27B is 94% cheaper than Beam 1.0 501B A23B on input price.
Qwen3.6 27B is 78% cheaper than Beam 1.0 501B A23B on output price.
Qwen3.6 27B is 88% cheaper than Beam 1.0 501B A23B on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
| Field | Qwen3.6 27B | Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.025 | $0.42 +1588% |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.40 | $0.42 +5.2% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $0.28 | $1.27 +352.1% |
| Median output, per 1M | $3.19 +152% | $1.27 |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.081 | $0.68 +733.6% |
| Context | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Providers | 27 | 2 +92.6% |
| Regions | EU, GLOBAL, US | — |
| Accepts | application/pdf, audio, file, image, image/bmp, image/gif, image/heic, image/jpeg, image/png, image/tiff, image/webp, pdf, text, video, video/mp4, video/quicktime, video/webm | file, text |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | yes |
| Cheapest provider | inferx | trustedrouter |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 27B or Beam 1.0 501B A23B?
Qwen3.6 27B is 94% cheaper than Beam 1.0 501B A23B on input price. Qwen3.6 27B is 78% cheaper than Beam 1.0 501B A23B on output price. Qwen3.6 27B is 88% cheaper than Beam 1.0 501B A23B on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Qwen3.6 27B or Beam 1.0 501B A23B?
Qwen3.6 27B: 262K tokens; Beam 1.0 501B A23B: 262K tokens.
Where can I use both Qwen3.6 27B and Beam 1.0 501B A23B?
kenari, trustedrouter