Qwen3.6 Flash
Apr 2026
Qwen3.6 FlashCompare inon
Qwen3.6 Flash measured on 8 of 104 Chat & Knowledge benchmarks8
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Knowledge2
Reasoning1
Math3
Legacy · saturated or no longer reported2
No benchmark matches
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
CheaperGPT-5.4 Nano (2026-03-17)high+6.3-18%$0.20 / $1.25Context: 1M → 400K
BetterClaude Opus 4.8max+31.3+1,678%$4.08
OpenKimi K2.6unstated+14.6+204%$0.95 / $4Context: 1M → 256KCheaperGPT-5 Nano (2025-08-07)medium+2.1-76%$0.05 / $0.40Context: 1M → 400KCheaperQwen 3.5 Plusunstated+2.1-54%$0.12 / $0.69ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
GPT-5.4 Nano (2026-03-17)high+6.3-18%$0.20 / $1.25Context: 1M → 400KGPT-5 Nano (2025-08-07)medium+2.1-76%$0.05 / $0.40Context: 1M → 400KQwen 3.5 Plusunstated+2.1-54%$0.12 / $0.69Qwen 3.5 Flashunstatedsame-80%$0.065 / $0.26ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Claude Opus 4.8max+31.3+1,678%$4.08GPT-5.4 (2026-03-05)xhigh+27.1+900%$2.50 / $15Claude Opus 4.7xhigh+22.9+1,678%$5 / $25Claude Opus 4.6max+22.9+1,678%$5 / $25GPT-5.2 (2025-12-11)xhigh+18.8+756%$1.75 / $14Context: 1M → 400KModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Kimi K2.6unstatedOpen+14.6+204%$0.95 / $4Context: 1M → 256K
GLM 5.1unstatedOpen+12.5+282%$1.40 / $4.40Context: 1M → 203K+1GLM-4.6unstatedOpen+2.1+78%$0.60 / $2.20Context: 1M → 200K+1GLM 5unstatedOpen+2.1+176%$1 / $3.20Context: 1M → 203K+1Kimi K2 ThinkingunstatedOpensame+52%$0.47 / $2Context: 1M → 256K+1ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Qwen3.6 Plusunstated+8.3—$0.50 / $3Qwen3.6 Max Previewunstated+4.2—$1.30 / $7.80Context: 1M → 262K+2Qwen 3.5 Plusunstated+2.1—$0.12 / $0.69Qwen 3.5 Flashunstatedsame—$0.065 / $0.26Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507unstatedOpensame—$0.23 / $2.30Context: 1M → 262K+2Qwen3.8 Max (0902)thinkingn/a—$5.41Context: 1M → 984KQwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpenn/a—$0.37Context: 1M → 262K+6Qwen3.8 27BmediumOpenn/a—$1.13Context: 1M → 262K+5All Alibaba (Qwen) models →History
9 versionsBenchmarks
in Chat & KnowledgeGPQA Diamond · Epoch83.3#60
OTIS Mock AIME 2024 202584.4#62
FrontierMath10.3#25
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 (v2)17.2#65
SimpleQA Verified v115.9#71
Chess Puzzles12#61
Mystery Game Puzzles12#50
FAQ
How much does Qwen3.6 Flash cost?›
$0.25 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens; cheapest via lab-qwen at $0.17 / $0.99.
Is Qwen3.6 Flash free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.17 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Qwen3.6 Flash, and what is it best at?›
#71 of 83 in Chat & Knowledge.
Is Qwen3.6 Flash better than Qwen 3.5 Flash?›
On FrontierMath Tier 4, Qwen3.6 Flash scores 0 vs 0 — about the same.
How can I use Qwen3.6 Flash?›
Through the API of Alibaba.
What is the context window of Qwen3.6 Flash?›
1M tokens, with up to 66K output tokens.
When was Qwen3.6 Flash released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-04-27. It is the current version in its line.
Is Qwen3.6 Flash open source?›
No, Qwen3.6 Flash is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Kimi K2.6.
Can Qwen3.6 Flash read images?›
It accepts text and images, video as input.
What is Qwen3.6 Flash?›
Qwen3.6 Flash is a closed language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Apr 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen3.6 Flash?›
GPT-5.4 Nano (2026-03-17) (cheaper), Claude Opus 4.8 (better), Kimi K2.6 (open weights).