// Alibaba (Qwen)
Qwen3.6-Max-Preview
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
- ¥9 / ¥54
- Lowest (official)
- ¥9 / ¥54
- Context
- —
- AA index
- 28.4
Prices checked 2026-10-10Official sources linked on every rowNo estimatesCheapest LLM APIs →
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Context window | — |
| Max output | — |
| Input | — |
| Output | — |
| Tool calling / JSON | Unknown / Unknown |
| Weights & licence | Closed · Proprietary (API only) |
| Released | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Model IDs | qwen3.6-max-preview |
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 | ¥9 | ¥54 | — | 3.02 | — | Batch −50%Beijing region; batch -50% on supported models; explicit cache create 125% / hit 10% of input; <=128K tier |
“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
All results →Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
- AA indexQwen3.6 Max Preview
- 28.4
- Output speed (median)
- 64 tok/s
- Time to first token
- 3.16s
- AA index per $ (blended)
- 9.39
| Benchmark | Best score | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1460 | official | 2026-10-08 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1482 | official | 2026-10-08 |
| GPQA Diamond | 87.4% | independent | 2026-08-07 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.7% | independent | 2026-05-28 |
| AIME (OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025) | 91.1% | 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-Max-Preview API cost?
On the official pricing page: ¥9 / ¥54 per 1M input / output tokens (checked 2026-10-10).
What is the context window of Qwen3.6-Max-Preview?
— tokens of context. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is Qwen3.6-Max-Preview open source?
No. It is only available through APIs and the vendor’s apps.