// Alibaba (Qwen)
Qwen3.6-Flash
A Alibaba (Qwen) model. 1 prices across 1 channels side by side, each with its source and check date – plus specs, licence, speed and benchmarks.
- Official in/out per 1M
- ¥1.2 / ¥7.2
- Lowest (official)
- ¥1.2 / ¥7.2
- Context
- 1M
- Prices listed
- 1
Prices checked 2026-10-10Official sources linked on every rowNo estimates
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Context window | 1M (1,000,000 tokens) |
| Max output | 66K |
| Input | Text · Image · Video |
| Output | Text |
| Tool calling / JSON | Yes / Yes |
| Weights & licence | Closed · Proprietary (API only) |
| Released | Apr 27, 2026 (OpenRouter listing date) |
| Model IDs | qwen3.6-flash |
02Prices on 1 channels
Per 1M tokens, in the currency each source publishes (1 USD = 6.7 CNY for the blended column). Sorted: official first, then cheapest.
| Channel | Source | Input | Output | Cache hit | Blended $ | Context | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official Vendor’s China site, billed in CNY | Official 10-10 | ¥1.2 | ¥7.2 | — | 0.403 | 1M | Batch −50%Beijing region; batch -50% on supported models; explicit cache create 125% / hit 10% of input |
“Official” = vendor pricing page; “Platform” = the platform’s own pricing page; “OpenRouter” = price listed on OpenRouter, not checked on the platform’s site. Click a source tag to open the original page.
03Where you can use it
Derived only from the price sources above. Country restrictions are set by each vendor – check their terms before you sign up.
- Vendor’s China site, billed in CNY
Official
04Performance
Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
| Benchmark | Best score | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | independent | 2026-08-07 |
| AIME (OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025) | 84.4% | independent | 2026-08-07 |
05Price changes we recorded
All price changes →From our daily re-checks of the sources above.
No price change recorded since we started tracking (2026-10-10).
06More from Alibaba (Qwen)
FAQ
How much does the Qwen3.6-Flash API cost?
On the official pricing page: ¥1.2 / ¥7.2 per 1M input / output tokens (checked 2026-10-10).
What is the context window of Qwen3.6-Flash?
1M tokens of context, up to 66K output tokens. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is Qwen3.6-Flash open source?
No. It is only available through APIs and the vendor’s apps.