ai-consultants 2.10.4 → 2.10.5

package/CLAUDE.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ AI Consultants is a multi-model AI deliberation system that queries up to 15 AI
 
 **Self-Exclusion**: The invoking agent is automatically excluded from the panel to prevent self-consultation. Claude Code won't query Claude, Codex CLI won't query Codex, etc.
 
-**Version**: 2.10.4
+**Version**: 2.10.5
 
 ## Distribution
 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ All consultants now use premium models by default:
 | DeepSeek | deepseek-reasoner |
 | GLM | glm-5.1 |
 | Grok | grok-4.20-0309-reasoning |
-| Qwen3 | qwen3.5-plus |
+| Qwen3 | qwen3.6-plus |
 | Kimi | kimi-code/kimi-for-coding |
 | Aider | gpt-5.3-codex |
 | MiniMax | MiniMax-M2.7 |
@@ -802,6 +802,13 @@ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/matteoscurati/ai-consultants/main/s
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### v2.10.5
+- Qwen3 premium model upgraded from `qwen3.5-plus` to `qwen3.6-plus` ($0.325/$1.95 per M tokens)
+- Qwen3 standard tier now uses open-weight `qwen3.6-35b-a3b` (MoE, 35B total / 3B active)
+- Refactored `get_economic_model()` to delegate to `get_model_for_tier()`, eliminating stale hardcoded mappings
+- Moved `qwen3.5-plus` to legacy section in cost catalog
+- Fixed `AI_CONSULTANTS_VERSION` in `config.sh` (was stuck at `2.10.0`)
+
 ### v2.10.4
 - GLM premium/standard model upgraded from `glm-5` to `glm-5.1`
 - Fixed Kilo CLI hanging indefinitely in non-TTY mode (query via stdin instead of CLI argument)

package/README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# AI Consultants v2.10.4
+# AI Consultants v2.10.5
 
 > Query multiple AI models simultaneously for expert opinions on coding questions. Get diverse perspectives, automatic synthesis, confidence-weighted recommendations, and multi-agent debate.
 
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-2.10.4-blue.svg)](https://github.com/matteoscurati/ai-consultants)
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-2.10.5-blue.svg)](https://github.com/matteoscurati/ai-consultants)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green.svg)](LICENSE)
 [![Claude Code Skill](https://img.shields.io/badge/Claude%20Code-Skill-orange.svg)](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/skills)
 [![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/matteoscurati/ai-consultants?style=social)](https://github.com/matteoscurati/ai-consultants)
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ INVOKING_AGENT=codex ./scripts/consult_all.sh "Question"    # Codex excluded
 
 | Consultant | Default Model | Persona | Focus |
 |------------|---------------|---------|-------|
-| **Qwen3** | qwen3.5-plus | The Analyst | Data-driven analysis |
+| **Qwen3** | qwen3.6-plus | The Analyst | Data-driven analysis |
 | **GLM** | glm-5.1 | The Methodologist | Structured approaches |
 | **Grok** | grok-4.20-0309-reasoning | The Provocateur | Challenge conventions |
 | **DeepSeek** | deepseek-reasoner | The Code Specialist | Algorithms, code generation |
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ Choose the right balance of quality, speed, and cost with model quality tiers.
 | DeepSeek | deepseek-reasoner | deepseek-v3.2 | deepseek-chat |
 | GLM | glm-5.1 | glm-5.1 | glm-4-flash |
 | Grok | grok-4.20-0309-reasoning | grok-3 | grok-3-mini |
-| Qwen3 | qwen3.5-plus | qwen3.5-plus | qwen3-32b |
+| Qwen3 | qwen3.6-plus | qwen3.6-35b-a3b | qwen3-32b |
 | Aider | gpt-5.3-codex | gpt-5.3 | gpt-4o-mini |
 | MiniMax | MiniMax-M2.7 | MiniMax-M2.7 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
 | Ollama | qwen2.5-coder:32b | llama3.3 | llama3.2 |

package/SKILL.md

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ license: MIT
 compatibility: Requires bash, jq, and at least 2 AI CLI tools (gemini, codex, vibe, etc.). macOS and Linux.
 metadata:
   author: matteoscurati
-  version: 2.10.4
+  version: 2.10.5
 ---
 
-# AI Consultants v2.10.4 - AI Expert Panel
+# AI Consultants v2.10.5 - AI Expert Panel
 
 Simultaneously consult multiple AIs as "consultants" for coding questions. Each consultant has a **configurable persona** that influences their response style.
 

package/docs/COST_RATES.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Cost Rates - AI Consultants v2.10.4
+# Cost Rates - AI Consultants v2.10.5
 
 This page documents the per-token rates used by the cost tracking system.
 
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ Since v2.5, models are organized into three tiers. Use `apply_model_tier()` or `
 | grok-4.20-0309-reasoning | Premium | $0.005 | Grok |
 | grok-3 | Standard | $0.003 | Grok |
 | grok-3-mini | Economy | $0.001 | Grok |
-| qwen3.5-plus | Premium/Standard | $0.002 | Qwen3 |
+| qwen3.6-plus | Premium | $0.000325 | Qwen3 |
+| qwen3.6-35b-a3b | Standard | $0.000163 | Qwen3 |
 | qwen3-32b | Economy | $0.0005 | Qwen3 |
 | MiniMax-M2.7 | Premium/Standard | $0.002 | MiniMax |
 | MiniMax-M2.5 | Economy | $0.0015 | MiniMax |
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ Since v2.5, models are organized into three tiers. Use `apply_model_tier()` or `
 | grok-4.20-0309-reasoning | Premium | $0.015 | Grok |
 | grok-3 | Standard | $0.009 | Grok |
 | grok-3-mini | Economy | $0.003 | Grok |
-| qwen3.5-plus | Premium/Standard | $0.006 | Qwen3 |
+| qwen3.6-plus | Premium | $0.00195 | Qwen3 |
+| qwen3.6-35b-a3b | Standard | $0.0009 | Qwen3 |
 | qwen3-32b | Economy | $0.0015 | Qwen3 |
 | MiniMax-M2.7 | Premium/Standard | $0.006 | MiniMax |
 | MiniMax-M2.5 | Economy | $0.004 | MiniMax |

package/docs/cost_rates.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.10.4",
+  "version": "2.10.5",
   "updated": "2026-03-04",
   "models": {
     "_comment_premium": "Premium tier models - March 2026",
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "deepseek-reasoner": {"input": 0.55, "output": 2.19},
     "glm-5.1": {"input": 0.50, "output": 2.00},
     "grok-4.20-0309-reasoning": {"input": 5.00, "output": 15.00},
-    "qwen3.5-plus": {"input": 1.60, "output": 6.40},
+    "qwen3.6-plus": {"input": 0.325, "output": 1.95},
+    "qwen3.6-35b-a3b": {"input": 0.163, "output": 0.90},
     "composer-1.5": {"input": 0.005, "output": 0.015},
     "minimax-m2.7": {"input": 0.50, "output": 2.00},
     "kimi-code/kimi-for-coding": {"input": 0.50, "output": 2.00},
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
     "minimax-m2.5": {"input": 0.30, "output": 1.50},
 
     "_comment_legacy": "Legacy models for backwards compatibility",
+    "qwen3.5-plus": {"input": 1.60, "output": 6.40},
     "claude-opus-4-5-20251124": {"input": 5.00, "output": 25.00},
     "claude-sonnet-4-5-20251124": {"input": 3.00, "output": 15.00},
     "claude-3-5-haiku-20241022": {"input": 0.001, "output": 0.005},
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@
     "deepseek": "deepseek-reasoner",
     "glm": "glm-5.1",
     "grok": "grok-4.20-0309-reasoning",
-    "qwen3": "qwen3.5-plus",
+    "qwen3": "qwen3.6-plus",
     "aider": "gpt-5.3-codex",
     "kilo": "auto",
     "cursor": "composer-1.5",
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@
       "deepseek": "deepseek-reasoner",
       "glm": "glm-5.1",
       "grok": "grok-4.20-0309-reasoning",
-      "qwen3": "qwen3.5-plus",
+      "qwen3": "qwen3.6-plus",
       "aider": "gpt-5.3-codex",
       "kilo": "auto",
       "cursor": "composer-1.5",
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@
       "deepseek": "deepseek-v3.2",
       "glm": "glm-5.1",
       "grok": "grok-3",
-      "qwen3": "qwen3.5-plus",
+      "qwen3": "qwen3.6-35b-a3b",
       "aider": "gpt-5.3",
       "kilo": "auto",
       "cursor": "composer-1.5",

package/docs/releases/v2.10.5.md

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Release v2.10.5
+
+**Date:** 2026-04-16
+**Type:** Patch — Qwen3 model upgrade to Qwen3.6
+**Previous:** v2.10.4
+
+## Highlights
+
+- Qwen3 premium default upgraded from `qwen3.5-plus` to `qwen3.6-plus` (80% cheaper)
+- Qwen3 standard tier now uses the open-weight `qwen3.6-35b-a3b` (MoE, 35B total / 3B active, Apache 2.0)
+- Eliminated stale hardcoded model mappings in `get_economic_model()`
+
+## What's New
+
+### Qwen3.6 Model Upgrade
+
+Alibaba released Qwen3.6-35B-A3B on April 16, 2026 — a sparse Mixture-of-Experts model with 35B total parameters but only 3B active during inference. The model scores 51.5 on Terminal-Bench 2.0 and 73.4 on SWE-bench Verified.
+
+| Tier | Before (v2.10.4) | After (v2.10.5) |
+|------|-------------------|------------------|
+| Premium | qwen3.5-plus ($1.60/$6.40 per M) | qwen3.6-plus ($0.325/$1.95 per M) |
+| Standard | qwen3.5-plus ($1.60/$6.40 per M) | qwen3.6-35b-a3b ($0.163/$0.90 per M) |
+| Economy | qwen3-32b | qwen3-32b (unchanged) |
+
+The premium tier (`qwen3.6-plus`) is Alibaba's hosted API with 1M context window. The standard tier (`qwen3.6-35b-a3b`) is the open-weight variant, also available on Ollama as `qwen3.6:35b-a3b` (24GB).
+
+### DRY Refactor: get_economic_model()
+
+`get_economic_model()` in `lib/costs.sh` had a hardcoded case statement with stale model names (e.g., `qwen-turbo`, `claude-3-haiku`, `gemini-2.5-flash`). Refactored to delegate to `get_model_for_tier()` in `config.sh`, matching the pattern already used by `get_premium_model()` in `lib/routing.sh`.
+
+### Version Fix
+
+Fixed `AI_CONSULTANTS_VERSION` in `config.sh` which was stuck at `2.10.0` since the npm packaging release.
+
+## Breaking Changes
+
+None.
+
+## Upgrade Guide
+
+```bash
+# If installed via git clone
+cd ~/.claude/skills/ai-consultants && git pull
+
+# If installed via curl | bash
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/matteoscurati/ai-consultants/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
+```
+
+No configuration changes required. Existing `QWEN3_MODEL` overrides continue to work.
+
+## Commits
+
+- `aaa1d69` feat(qwen3): upgrade to Qwen3.6-Plus and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
+
+## Contributors
+
+- @matteoscurati

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ai-consultants",
-  "version": "2.10.4",
+  "version": "2.10.5",
   "description": "Multi-model AI deliberation system - query up to 15 AI consultants for coding problems",
   "bin": {
     "ai-consultants": "bin/ai-consultants"

package/references/configuration.md

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ CURSOR_MODEL=composer-1.5
 AIDER_MODEL=gpt-5.3-codex
 AMP_MODEL=amp
 KIMI_MODEL=kimi-code/kimi-for-coding
-QWEN3_MODEL=qwen3.5-plus
+QWEN3_MODEL=qwen3.6-plus
 GLM_MODEL=glm-5.1
 GROK_MODEL=grok-4.20-0309-reasoning
 DEEPSEEK_MODEL=deepseek-reasoner

package/scripts/config.sh

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ AIDER_CMD="${AIDER_CMD:-aider}"
 # QWEN3 CONFIGURATION - The Analyst (CLI/API switchable v2.7)
 # =============================================================================
 
-QWEN3_MODEL="${QWEN3_MODEL:-qwen3.5-plus}"
+QWEN3_MODEL="${QWEN3_MODEL:-qwen3.6-plus}"
 QWEN3_TIMEOUT_SECONDS="${QWEN3_TIMEOUT:-180}"
 QWEN3_CMD="${QWEN3_CMD:-qwen}"
 QWEN3_API_URL="${QWEN3_API_URL:-https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/api/v1/services/aigc/text-generation/generation}"
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ get_model_for_tier() {
                 deepseek) echo "deepseek-reasoner" ;;
                 glm)      echo "glm-5.1" ;;
                 grok)     echo "grok-4.20-0309-reasoning" ;;
-                qwen3)    echo "qwen3.5-plus" ;;
+                qwen3)    echo "qwen3.6-plus" ;;
                 aider)    echo "gpt-5.3-codex" ;;
                 amp)      echo "amp" ;;
                 ollama)   echo "qwen2.5-coder:32b" ;;
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ get_model_for_tier() {
                 deepseek) echo "deepseek-v3.2" ;;
                 glm)      echo "glm-5.1" ;;  # Same as premium (no mid-tier GLM)
                 grok)     echo "grok-3" ;;
-                qwen3)    echo "qwen3.5-plus" ;;  # Same as premium (single tier available)
+                qwen3)    echo "qwen3.6-35b-a3b" ;;  # Open-weight MoE (35B total, 3B active)
                 aider)    echo "gpt-5.3" ;;
                 amp)      echo "amp" ;;  # Same model (no tiers)
                 ollama)   echo "llama3.3" ;;
@@ -750,4 +750,4 @@ EOF
 # VERSION
 # =============================================================================
 
-AI_CONSULTANTS_VERSION="2.10.0"
+AI_CONSULTANTS_VERSION="2.10.5"

package/scripts/lib/common.sh

@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ run_with_timeout() {
 # =============================================================================
 
 check_command() {
-    local cmd=$1
+    local cmd_name=$1
     local name=$2
     local install_hint=$3
 
-    if ! command -v "$cmd" &> /dev/null; then
-        log_error "$name not found (command: $cmd)"
+    if ! command -v "$cmd_name" &> /dev/null; then
+        log_error "$name not found (command: $cmd_name)"
         if [[ -n "$install_hint" ]]; then
             log_info "Install with: $install_hint"
         fi
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ map_set() {
     local keys_var="_MAP_${map_name}__KEYS__"
     local current_keys
     eval "current_keys=\"\${$keys_var:-}\""
-    if [[ ! " $current_keys " =~ " $safe_key " ]]; then
+    if [[ " $current_keys " != *" $safe_key "* ]]; then
         if [[ -z "$current_keys" ]]; then
             eval "$keys_var=\"\$safe_key\""
         else

package/scripts/lib/costs.sh

@@ -476,26 +476,15 @@ get_model_tier() {
 }
 
 # Get economic model for a consultant
+# Delegates to get_model_for_tier() in config.sh (single source of truth)
 # Usage: get_economic_model <consultant>
 get_economic_model() {
     local consultant="$1"
-    consultant=$(echo "$consultant" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-
-    case "$consultant" in
-        gemini)   echo "gemini-2.5-flash" ;;
-        codex)    echo "gpt-4o-mini" ;;
-        mistral)  echo "mistral-small" ;;
-        kilo)     echo "kilo" ;;           # No economy variant
-        cursor)   echo "cursor" ;;          # No economy variant
-        claude)   echo "claude-3-haiku" ;;
-        qwen3)    echo "qwen-turbo" ;;
-        glm)      echo "glm-3-turbo" ;;
-        grok)     echo "grok-3-mini" ;;
-        deepseek) echo "deepseek-chat" ;;
-
-        minimax)  echo "MiniMax-M2.5" ;;
-        *)        echo "" ;;
-    esac
+    if type get_model_for_tier &>/dev/null; then
+        get_model_for_tier "$consultant" "economy"
+    else
+        echo ""
+    fi
 }
 
 # Calculate query complexity score (1-10)

package/scripts/lib/routing.sh

@@ -257,13 +257,15 @@ get_selected_consultants_json() {
     local category="$1"
     local min_affinity="${2:-7}"
 
-    local consultants=$(select_consultants "$category" "$min_affinity")
+    local consultants
+    consultants=$(select_consultants "$category" "$min_affinity")
     local json="["
     local first=true
 
     while IFS= read -r c; do
         if [[ -n "$c" ]]; then
-            local score=$(get_affinity "$category" "$c")
+            local score
+            score=$(get_affinity "$category" "$c")
             if [[ "$first" == "true" ]]; then
                 first=false
             else

package/scripts/query_qwen3.sh

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Usage: ./query_qwen3.sh "question" [context_file] [output_file]
 #
 # Environment variables:
-#   QWEN3_MODEL     - Model to use (default: qwen3.5-plus)
+#   QWEN3_MODEL     - Model to use (default: qwen3.6-plus)
 #   QWEN3_TIMEOUT   - Timeout in seconds (default: 180)
 #   QWEN3_USE_API   - Use API mode instead of CLI (default: false)
 #   QWEN3_API_KEY   - API key for DashScope API (required for API mode)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ END_TIME=$(get_timestamp_ms)
 LATENCY_MS=$((END_TIME - START_TIME))
 
 # --- Configuration for response building ---
-MODEL_USED="${QWEN3_MODEL:-qwen3.5-plus}"
+MODEL_USED="${QWEN3_MODEL:-qwen3.6-plus}"
 PERSONA_NAME=$(get_persona_name "$CONSULTANT_NAME")
 
 # --- Post-processing: use shared helper ---

package/scripts/test_suite.sh

@@ -1086,9 +1086,9 @@ test_model_tiers() {
 test_economic_models() {
     suite "costs.sh: get_economic_model"
 
-    assert_equals "gemini-2.5-flash" "$(get_economic_model "gemini")" "gemini economy is gemini-2.5-flash"
+    assert_equals "gemini-2.0-flash" "$(get_economic_model "gemini")" "gemini economy is gemini-2.0-flash"
     assert_equals "gpt-4o-mini"      "$(get_economic_model "codex")"  "codex economy is gpt-4o-mini"
-    assert_equals "claude-3-haiku"   "$(get_economic_model "claude")" "claude economy is claude-3-haiku"
+    assert_equals "haiku-4.5"        "$(get_economic_model "claude")" "claude economy is haiku-4.5"
     assert_equals "MiniMax-M2.5"     "$(get_economic_model "minimax")" "minimax economy is MiniMax-M2.5"
     assert_equals ""                 "$(get_economic_model "unknown")" "unknown consultant returns empty"
 }