Qwen3.6 Plus pricing & benchmarks
Qwen3.6 Plus is available from Alibaba at $0.325 per million input tokens and $1.95 per million output tokens ($0.731 blended at 3:1). It accepts up to 1,000,000 tokens of context. Qwen 3.6 Plus builds on a hybrid architecture that combines efficient linear attention with sparse mixture-of-experts routing, enabling strong scalability and high-performance inference. Compared to the 3.5 series, it delivers...
Pricing
Per million tokens · OpenRouter
Input$0.325
Output$1.95
Blended (3:1)$0.731
Specification
qwen/qwen3.6-plus
Context window1M
Max output66K
ReleasedApr 2026
LicenceProprietary
Modalitiesin:text, in:image, in:video, out:text
Benchmarks
Independently run — not vendor self-reports. Every score links its source.
| Benchmark | Score | Config | Run | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 88.4% ±2.3 | thinking effort | 2026-08-07 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| SWE-bench Verified | 57.9% ±2.2 | thinking effort | 2026-05-14 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| SimpleQA Verified | 49.1% ±1.6 | thinking effort | 2026-05-12 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 93.3% ±3.8 | thinking effort | 2026-08-07 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
Scores published by Epoch AI, 'AI Benchmarking Hub', used under CC BY 4.0.
Cheaper models that score at least as well on GPQA Diamond
Strictly lower blended price AND an equal-or-higher GPQA Diamond score. One benchmark is one dimension — a model that wins here may still be weaker at your specific task.
| Model | Provider | Blended $/1M | GPQA Diamond | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek | $0.113 (−85%) | 91.0% | Compare → |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.225 (−69%) | 91.6% | Compare → |
| GLM 5.2 | Zhipu AI | $0.387 (−47%) | 91.9% | Compare → |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | DeepSeek | $0.544 (−26%) | 90.9% | Compare → |
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FAQ
How much does Qwen3.6 Plus cost?
Qwen3.6 Plus costs $0.325 per million input tokens and $1.95 per million output tokens on OpenRouter. At a 3:1 input:output mix that blends to $0.731 per million tokens.
What is Qwen3.6 Plus's context window?
Qwen3.6 Plus accepts up to 1,000,000 tokens of context, and can generate up to 65,536 output tokens.
How good is Qwen3.6 Plus on benchmarks?
Qwen3.6 Plus scores 88.4% on GPQA Diamond, independently run and published by Epoch AI. 4 benchmark results are listed on this page, each with its run date and source.
Is there a cheaper model as good as Qwen3.6 Plus?
Yes — 4 models in our catalogue cost less per token than Qwen3.6 Plus and score at least as high on the same benchmark. The cheapest is DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 at $0.113 per million tokens blended.