Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 PlusRankingat none effort?
Alternatives?
CheaperGPT-5.6 Lunamax×2.5-60%$0.18
OpenKimi K3max×2.2+433%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3CheaperGPT-6 Lunamax×2.4-82%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5max×2.3-82%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5
CheaperGLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+73%-79%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4GPT-5.6 Lunamax×2.5-60%$0.18GPT-6 Lunamax×2.4-82%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Claude Haiku 5.5max×2.3-82%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+73%-79%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4GPT-5 Mini (2025-08-07)high+45%-39%$0.25 / $2Context: 1M → 400KGPT-5.6 Lunalow+28%-60%$0.01GPT-6 Lunamax×2.4-82%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
Grok 4.3high+33%+39%$0.21Claude Haiku 5.5max×2.3-82%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+73%-79%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4Kimi K3maxOpen×2.2+433%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3GLM 5.3maxOpen×2.1+91%$2.01No image input+4
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813maxOpen×2+76%$0.67No image input+5GLM 5.2maxOpen+83%+91%$1.47No image inputKimi K2.6unstatedOpen+77%+52%$0.95 / $4Context: 1M → 256KQwen3.8 Max (0902)xhigh×2—$2 / $6Context: 1M → 984KQwen3.7 Maxmax×2—$1.48 / $4.43No image inputQwen3.7 Plusnone+7%—$0.32 / $1.28Qwen3.6 27BnoneOpen+5%—$0.60 / $3.60Context: 1M → 262KQwen3.5 397B A17BnoneOpen-3%—$0.60 / $3.60Context: 1M → 262KQwen3.6 Flashnone-30%—$0.25 / $1.50Qwen3.6 35B A3BnoneOpen-37%—$0.25 / $1.49Context: 1M → 262KQwen3.7 Flashnone-40%—$0.03 / $0.13All Alibaba (Qwen) models →History
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How much does Qwen3.6 Plus cost?›
$0.50 per 1M input tokens and $3 per 1M output tokens; cheapest via lab-qwen at $0.28 / $1.65.
Is Qwen3.6 Plus free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.28 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Qwen3.6 Plus, and what is it best at?›
#94 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #52 of 97 in Coding, #81 of 175 in Agents & Tool Use, #59 of 195 in Writing & Language, #35 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Tool calling, Science, Long context, Knowledge, Instructions.
Is Qwen3.6 Plus better than Grok 4.3?›
On FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 (v2), Qwen3.6 Plus scores 38.2 vs 42.8 — lower.
How can I use Qwen3.6 Plus?›
Through the API of Alibaba.
What is the context window of Qwen3.6 Plus?›
1M tokens, with up to 66K output tokens.
When was Qwen3.6 Plus released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-04-02. It has been superseded by Qwen3.7 Plus.
Is Qwen3.6 Plus open source?›
No, Qwen3.6 Plus is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Kimi K3.
Can Qwen3.6 Plus read images?›
It accepts text and images, video as input.
What is Qwen3.6 Plus?›
Qwen3.6 Plus is a closed language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Apr 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen3.6 Plus?›
GPT-5.6 Luna (cheaper), Kimi K3 (open weights).