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Alibaba Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview

Flagship Qwen model for complex reasoning, coding, and agentic workflows

Source-linked qwen Closed weights Released 2026-04-20
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InputT
OutputT
Input price$1.3/M
Output price$7.8/M
Context262.144K
Max output65.536K
Providers13
Inference availability

Providers

Provider-specific identifiers, limits, and listed prices per million tokens. Every row links back to the provider's own documentation.

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Providers offering Qwen3.6 Max Preview
ProviderProvider model IDContextMax outputInputOutputCache readCapabilitiesDocs
OpenRouter qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview 262.144K 65.536K $1.027 $6.162 ReasoningToolsJSON Docs ↗
Kilo Gateway qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview 262.144K 65.536K $1.027 $6.162 ReasoningToolsJSON Docs ↗
Pioneer qwen3.6-max-preview 240K 64K $1.04 $6.24 $0.208 ReasoningTools Docs ↗
NanoGPT qwen3.6-max-preview 245.76K 65.536K $1.04 $6.24 $0.52 Not listed Docs ↗
DevPass (LLM Gateway) qwen3.6-max-preview 262.144K 65.536K $1.3 $7.8 $0.13 ReasoningTools Docs ↗
Alibaba qwen3.6-max-preview 262.144K 65.536K $1.3 $7.8 $0.13 ReasoningTools Docs ↗
LLM Gateway alibaba/qwen3.6-max-preview 262.144K 65.536K $1.3 $7.8 $0.13 ReasoningTools Docs ↗
Merge Gateway qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview 256K 65.536K $1.31 $7.88 ReasoningToolsJSON Docs ↗
EmpirioLabs AI qwen3-6-max-preview 256K 65.536K $1.31 $7.88 $1.31 ReasoningToolsJSON Docs ↗
Alibaba (China) qwen3.6-max-preview 245.8K 65.536K $1.32 $7.9 $0.132 ReasoningToolsJSON Docs ↗
Charm Hyper qwen3.6-max 256K 64K $2 $12 $0.2 ReasoningTools Docs ↗
Ofox qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview 256K 64K $2.15 $12.86 $0.2 ReasoningTools Docs ↗
Ofox bailian/qwen3.6-max-preview 262.144K 65.536K $2.15 $12.86 $0.2 ReasoningTools Docs ↗

Capability badges appear only where the provider catalog explicitly lists support. A blank cell means the source is silent, not that the feature is absent.

Listed rates

Price across providers

Input price per million tokens as published by each provider. Bars are drawn from listed rates only — no traffic weighting, since the catalog observes no requests.

Lowest input $1.027/M

Across 13 priced providers

Median input $1.3/M

Midpoint of listed rates

Highest input $2.15/M

2.1× the lowest listed rate

Output range $6.162 – $12.86

Per million output tokens

OpenRouter $1.027/M
Kilo Gateway $1.027/M
Pioneer $1.04/M
NanoGPT $1.04/M
DevPass (LLM Gateway) $1.3/M
Alibaba $1.3/M
LLM Gateway $1.3/M
Merge Gateway $1.31/M
EmpirioLabs AI $1.31/M
Alibaba (China) $1.32/M
Charm Hyper $2/M
Ofox $2.15/M
Ofox $2.15/M
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2 providers list the identical $1.027 input rate, so price alone will not separate them — compare context limits, max output, and capabilities above.

Context limits also differ by provider, from 240K to 262.144K tokens. Compare the provider table above before choosing on price alone.

Specification

Capabilities

Recorded from the source catalog and provider listings.

× Reasoning No
× Tool calling No
× Structured output No
× Attachments No
× Vision input No
× Open weights No
Model family
qwen
Knowledge cutoff
2025-04
License
Not documented
Release date
2026-04-20
Model ID
alibaba/qwen3.6-max-preview
Published evaluations

Benchmarks

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Benchmark registry
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ModelBench does not infer quality from price, context size, or model name. When a source publishes a comparable result, it appears here with its version and link.

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Catalog activity

Change log

Field-level changes detected between successful source imports.

Full change log
Price Completion6.24 → 7.8
Price Prompt1.04 → 1.3
Provenance

Sources & verification

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Methodology
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curl "https://model.kyssta.lol/api/v1/models/alibaba/qwen3.6-max-preview"
Common questions

Frequently asked questions

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What is Qwen3.6 Max Preview?

Flagship Qwen model for complex reasoning, coding, and agentic workflows. It is published by Alibaba Qwen and catalogued here from Models.dev.

How much does Qwen3.6 Max Preview cost?

Listed input pricing starts at $1.027 per million tokens from OpenRouter, rising to $2.15 across 13 listed providers.

What is the context length of Qwen3.6 Max Preview?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview accepts up to 262.144K tokens of context and returns up to 65.536K output tokens.

Which providers serve Qwen3.6 Max Preview?

12 providers list this model: OpenRouter, Kilo Gateway, Pioneer, NanoGPT, DevPass (LLM Gateway), Alibaba and 6 more.

Are the weights for Qwen3.6 Max Preview open?

No. This model is served through hosted APIs only.

When was Qwen3.6 Max Preview released?

The catalog records a release date of 2026-04-20, last verified Sep 11, 2026.

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