Model Comparison

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 vs Qwen3-Coder

Comparing LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 and Qwen3-Coder across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 and Qwen3-Coder don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3-Coder costs less

For input processing, LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 ($0.30/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Qwen3-Coder ($0.18/1M tokens).

For output processing, LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 ($1.20/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Qwen3-Coder ($0.18/1M tokens).

In conclusion, LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 is more expensive than Qwen3-Coder.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.20
Best providerMeituan
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder
Input tokens$0.18
Output tokens$0.18
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

80.0B diff

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 has 80.0B more parameters than Qwen3-Coder, making it 16.7% larger.

Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601
560.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder
480.0Bparameters
560.0B
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601
480.0B
Qwen3-Coder

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3-Coder accepts 256,000 input tokens compared to LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601's 128,000 tokens. Qwen3-Coder can generate longer responses up to 256,000 tokens, while LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder
Input256,000 tokens
Output256,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3-Coder uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601

MIT

Open weights

Qwen3-Coder

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 was released on 2026-01-14, while Qwen3-Coder was released on 2025-01-01.

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 is 13 months newer than Qwen3-Coder.

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601

Jan 14, 2026

3 months ago

1.0yr newer
Qwen3-Coder

Jan 1, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 is available from Meituan. Qwen3-Coder is available from DeepInfra, Fireworks.

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601

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Meituan
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M

Qwen3-Coder

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.18/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.25/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Meituan
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3-Coder

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (256,000 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder

FAQ

Common questions about LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 vs Qwen3-Coder

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 (Meituan) and Qwen3-Coder (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 scores AIME 2025: 99.6%, Tau2 Telecom: 99.3%, Tau2 Retail: 88.6%, LiveCodeBench: 82.8%, GPQA: 80.5%.
Qwen3-Coder is 1.7x cheaper for input tokens. LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 costs $0.30/M input and $1.20/M output via meituan. Qwen3-Coder costs $0.18/M input and $0.18/M output via deepinfra.
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 supports 128K tokens and Qwen3-Coder supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (128K vs 256K), input pricing ($0.30 vs $0.18/M), licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 is developed by Meituan and Qwen3-Coder is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.