Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 PlusAlternatives?
CheaperDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+3%-53%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4
BetterGPT-6.1 Sollow+7%+256%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5
OpenMuse Spark Openxhigh+4%+78%$0.84Reasoning off leaves output unchanged · Self-hosted / llama.cpp+1CheaperQwen3.7 Plusthinking+3%-50%$0.22CheaperQwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+2%-80%$0.37Context: 1M → 262K+6DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+3%-53%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4Qwen3.7 Plusthinking+3%-50%$0.22Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+2%-80%$0.37Context: 1M → 262K+6GPT-6 Lunaxhigh+2%-82%$0.042Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3AApodex 1.1+2%-13%$0.46Context: 1M → 256K+3GPT-6.1 Sollow+7%+256%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5GPT-6 Sollow+3%+256%$0.13Qwen3.7 Plusthinking+3%-50%$0.22GPT-5.6 Sollow+4%+611%$0.26DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+3%-53%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4Muse Spark OpenxhighOpen+4%+78%$0.84Reasoning off leaves output unchanged · Self-hosted / llama.cpp+1DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+3%-53%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4
Kimi K3maxOpen+3%+433%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+2%-80%$0.37Context: 1M → 262K+6Kimi K2.6thinkingOpen+2%+52%$0.80Context: 1M → 256KQwen3.8 Max (0902)thinking+6%—$5.41Context: 1M → 984KQwen3.7 Plusthinking+3%—$0.22Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+2%—$0.37Context: 1M → 262K+6Qwen3.5 397B A17BthinkingOpensame—$0.47Context: 1M → 262KQwen3.6 35B A3BthinkingOpen-4%—$0.48Context: 1M → 262KQwen 3.5 27BthinkingOpen-4%—$0.30 / $2.40Context: 1M → 262KQwen 3.5 122B A10BthinkingOpen-4%—$0.32Context: 1M → 262KQwen3.6 27BthinkingOpen-4%—$0.62Context: 1M → 262KAll 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 MMMU-Pro (vision), Qwen3.6 Plus scores 78 vs 78.1 — about the same.
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 Muse Spark Open.
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?›
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (cheaper), GPT-6.1 Sol (better), Muse Spark Open (open weights).