Qwen3.6 27B
Qwen3.6 27BAlternatives?
CheaperGPT-5.6 Lunamax+7%-67%$0.18BetterGPT-6 Lunamax+5%-85%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3OpenQwen3.6 35B A3Bnone-1%-59%$0.25 / $1.49Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 22 GB
CheaperMiniMax M3unstatedOpen+6%-61%$0.30 / $1.20Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 256 GB+2
CheaperGLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+5%-82%$0.28Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 193 GB+5GPT-5.6 Lunamax+7%-67%$0.18MiniMax M3unstatedOpen+6%-61%$0.30 / $1.20Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 256 GB+2GPT-6 Lunamax+5%-85%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+5%-82%$0.28Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 193 GB+5
Claude Haiku 5.5max+4%-85%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6 Lunamax+5%-85%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunamax+7%-67%$0.18
Grok 4.3high+3%+16%$0.21Claude Haiku 5.5max+4%-85%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-5.6 Sollow+5%+493%$0.26Qwen3.6 35B A3BnoneOpen-1%-59%$0.25 / $1.49Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 22 GBQwen 3.5 35B A3BunstatedOpen-3%-49%$0.25 / $2Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 22 GBQwen 3.5 9BunstatedOpen-8%-93%$0.08 / $0.13
Gemma 4 31BminimalOpen-12%-88%$0.10 / $0.34Context: 262K → 256K+1Gemma 4 26B A4BminimalOpen-15%-81%$0.15 / $0.60Context: 262K → 256KQwen3.8 Max (0902)xhigh+8%—$2 / $6Qwen3.7 Maxmax+6%—$1.48 / $4.43No image inputQwen3.6 Plusunstated+3%—$0.50 / $3Qwen3.7 Plusunstated+2%—$0.32 / $1.28Qwen3.6 Max Previewunstated+2%—$1.30 / $7.80No image input+1Qwen3.5 397B A17BnoneOpensame—$0.60 / $3.60Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 242 GBQwen3.6 35B A3BnoneOpen-1%—$0.25 / $1.49Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 22 GBQwen 3.5 Plusunstated-1%—$0.12 / $0.69All Alibaba (Qwen) models →Run it yourself
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How much does Qwen3.6 27B cost?›
$0.60 per 1M input tokens and $3.60 per 1M output tokens; cheapest via Chutes at $0.25 / $2. A typical benchmark task costs about $0.62 at default effort.
Is Qwen3.6 27B free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.25 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Qwen3.6 27B, and what is it best at?›
#108 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #75 of 132 in Coding, #74 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #60 of 245 in Writing & Language, #53 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Tool calling, Instructions.
Is Qwen3.6 27B better than Claude Fable 5?›
On GPQA Diamond · Epoch, Qwen3.6 27B scores 85.9 vs 85.9 — about the same. It is 93% cheaper per task.
How can I use Qwen3.6 27B?›
Through the API of Alibaba, Chutes, DeepInfra, Novita, Phala and 3 more.
What is the context window of Qwen3.6 27B?›
262K tokens, with up to 66K output tokens.
When was Qwen3.6 27B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-04-22. It has been superseded by Qwen3.8 27B.
Is Qwen3.6 27B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Qwen3.6 27B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Qwen3.6 27B read images?›
It accepts text and images, video as input.
What is Qwen3.6 27B?›
Qwen3.6 27B is an open-weights language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Apr 2026, the successor to Qwen 3.5 27B.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen3.6 27B?›
GPT-5.6 Luna (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), Qwen3.6 35B A3B (open weights).