QQwen · Released Apr 27, 2026
Qwen3.6 Flash
Qwen3.6 Flash is a fast, efficient language model from Alibaba's Qwen 3.6 series. It supports text, image, and video input with a 1M token context window. Tiered pricing kicks in...
- Released
- Apr 27 2026
- Context window
- 1M 66K out
- Input / 1M tokens
- $0.19 from $0.17
- Output / 1M tokens
- $1.13 from $0.99
Where to run it
19 providers compared
Included in Alibaba Token Plan, Alibaba Token Plan (China). Cheapest: Merge Gateway, Alibaba (China) at $0.17 / $0.99 per 1M input / output tokens — 34% less than the priciest option.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cache read | Context | Max output | Uptime | vs. best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Token Plansubscription plan | Plan | Plan | Plan | 1M | 66K | — | Plan |
| Alibaba Token Plan (China)subscription plan | Plan | Plan | Plan | 1M | 66K | — | Plan |
| Merge Gateway | $0.17 | $0.99 | $0.017 | 1M | 250K | — | Cheapest |
| Alibaba (China) | $0.17 | $0.99 | $0.017 | 1M | 66K | — | Cheapest |
| AIHubMix | $0.17 | $1.01 | $0.017 | 991K | 66K | — | +2% |
| Moark | $0.18 | $1.03 | — | 1M | 66K | — | +6% |
| Alibaba | $0.19 | $1.13 | — | 1M | 66K | 100%24h | +14% |
| Kilo Gateway | $0.19 | $1.13 | — | 1M | 66K | — | +14% |
| Pioneer | $0.19 | $1.13 | $0.038 | 1M | 66K | — | +14% |
| 302.AI | $0.19 | $1.13 | $0.017 | 1M | 66K | — | +14% |
| CrossModel | $0.19 | $1.13 | $0.019 | 1M | 66K | — | +14% |
| NanoGPTno tool calling | $0.19 | $1.16 | $0.02 | 992K | 66K | — | +16% |
| LLM Gateway | $0.25 | $1.50 | $0.05 | 984K | 66K | — | +52% |
| LLMTR | $0.25 | $1.50 | — | 1M | 66K | — | +52% |
| DevPass (LLM Gateway) | $0.25 | $1.50 | $0.05 | 984K | 66K | — | +52% |
| Ofox | $0.25 | $1.50 | $0.025 | 1M | 66K | — | +52% |
| Impossibl | $0.25 | $1.50 | $0.05 | 1M | 66K | — | +52% |
| OrcaRouter | $0.25 | $1.50 | — | 1M | 66K | — | +52% |
| EmpirioLabs AI | $0.25 | $1.50 | $0.25 | 1M | 66K | — | +52% |
Value
Price vs. performance
Qwen3.6 Flash Other Qwen Other labs Value frontier · GPQA Diamond vs. input price per 1M tokens (log scale) · Drag to pan, pinch or Ctrl + scroll to zoom, double-click to zoom in.
Benchmarks
7 benchmark scores
| Benchmark | Score | Rank | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA VerifiedWriting & content · Factual accuracy on 1,000 short questions | 15.9% | #70of 79 | Gemini 4 Argon76.0% |
| GPQA DiamondReasoning & knowledge · PhD-level biology, chemistry and physics questions | 83.3% | #64of 122 | Gemini 4 Argon96.4% |
| SimpleBenchReasoning & knowledge · Common-sense trick questions about space, time and people | 35.2% | #43of 58 | Claude Fable 581.9% |
| Chess PuzzlesReasoning & knowledge · Find the single best move in 100 new puzzles | 12.0% | #70of 83 | GPT-6 Astra76.0% |
| LMCAReasoning & knowledge · Judge the quality of conceptual arguments like experts | 31.0% | #76of 123 | Claude Sonnet 5.568.3% |
| FrontierMathMaths · Expert-written problems, undergrad to early research (tiers 1–3) | 22.5% | #70of 87 | GPT-6.1 Sol93.7% |
| OTIS Mock AIMEMaths · Competition-style problems harder than MATH Level 5 | 84.4% | #66of 120 | Gemini 4 Argon100.0% |
Specs
Details
- Model ID
qwen/qwen3.6-flash- Developer
- Qwen
- Release date
- Apr 27, 2026 ·
- Context window
- 1,000,000 tokens
- Max output
- 65,536 tokens
- API price
- $0.19 / $1.13 per 1M input / output tokens
- Providers
- 19
- Input types
- text, image, video
- Reasoning
- Yes
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Open weights
- No
- Free tier
- No
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