Alibaba model product
Qwen3.6 Max
Flagship Qwen model for complex reasoning, coding, and agentic workflows
Updated Aug 17, 2026. Default version: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
LLMBoard Text Score84.2Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Coverage100%17 benchmark families
Context window262.1KTokens
Official input price$1.3Alibaba API
Qwen3.6 Max Capability Profile
This profile uses the model's current scored version. Arena ratings and prices are shown separately.
Qwen3.6 Max Benchmark Results
Benchmark scores for Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
No benchmark results
No benchmark result is linked to the scored version.
Qwen3.6 Max Arena Results
Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.
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Arena | Category | Rank | Rating / score | Votes | Observations | Result date |
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| Arenawebdev | Categoryoverall | Rank37 | Rating / score1479.0 | Votes2,603 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Arenatext | Categoryoverall | Rank45 | Rating / score1446.2 | Votes5,206 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Arenatext style control | Categoryoverall | Rank46 | Rating / score1460.0 | Votes5,206 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Arenatext factuality | Categoryoverall | Rank49 | Rating / score1452.0 | Votes5,206 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
Qwen3.6 Max Pricing
Official vendor API pricing appears first, followed by individual provider offers.
- Official API
- $1.3 input, $7.8 output per 1M
- Official provider
- Alibaba
- Lowest third-party
- From $1.03 input, $6.16 output per 1M via OpenRouter
- Tracked offerings
- 13
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Provider | Provider model ID | Region | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Updated |
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| ProviderOpenRouter | Provider model IDqwen/qwen3.6-max-preview | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$1.03 | Output / 1M$6.16 | Context262.1K | Updated |
| ProviderKilo Gateway | Provider model IDqwen/qwen3.6-max-preview | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$1.03 | Output / 1M$6.16 | Context262.1K | Updated |
| ProviderNanoGPT | Provider model IDqwen3.6-max-preview | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$1.04 | Output / 1M$6.24 | Context245.8K | Updated |
| ProviderPioneer | Provider model IDqwen3.6-max-preview | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$1.04 | Output / 1M$6.24 | Context262.1K | Updated |
| ProviderAIHubMix | Provider model IDqwen3.6-max-preview | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$1.27 | Output / 1M$7.61 | Context240K | Updated |
| ProviderAlibaba | Provider model IDqwen3.6-max-preview | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$1.3 | Output / 1M$7.8 | Context262.1K | Updated |
| ProviderVercel AI Gateway | Provider model IDalibaba/qwen-3.6-max-preview | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$1.3 | Output / 1M$7.8 | Context240K | Updated |
| ProviderLLM Gateway | Provider model IDqwen3.6-max-preview | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$1.3 | Output / 1M$7.8 | Context262.1K | Updated |
| ProviderMerge Gateway | Provider model IDqwen/qwen3.6-max-preview | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$1.31 | Output / 1M$7.88 | Context256K | Updated |
| ProviderEmpirioLabs AI | Provider model IDqwen3-6-max-preview | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$1.31 | Output / 1M$7.88 | Context256K | Updated |
| ProviderAlibaba (China) | Provider model IDqwen3.6-max-preview | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$1.32 | Output / 1M$7.9 | Context245.8K | Updated |
| ProviderOfox | Provider model IDbailian/qwen3.6-max-preview | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$2 | Output / 1M$12 | Context262.1K | Updated |
| ProviderCharm Hyper | Provider model IDqwen3.6-max | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$2 | Output / 1M$12 | Context256K | Updated |
Official prices use only the vendor's configured official Provider and positive standard USD PAYG rates. Third-party offers remain explicitly labeled.
Qwen3.6 Max Runtime Performance
Provider-specific output speed and catalog latency for Qwen3.6 Max Preview. Runtime does not affect the capability score.
No runtime data
Browse runtime rankingsNo provider-specific speed or latency record is linked to the default version yet.
Output Speed is generated output tokens received per second. Catalog latency is reported separately from observed provider TTFT.
Qwen3.6 Max Specifications
Technical details for the model's default version.
- Version
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview
- Released
- Apr 20, 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- Apr 1, 2025
- Parameters
- N/A
- Context window
- 262.1K
- Max output
- 65.5K
- Inputs
- text
- Outputs
- text
- Open weights
- No
- License
- Unspecified
Qwen3.6 Max Versions
Available versions of this model. The score column identifies the version used in the overall ranking.
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Version | Released | LLMBoard | Parameters | Context | Max output | Open weights | License |
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| VersionQwen3.6 Max Preview | Released | LLMBoard84.2 | ParametersN/A | Context262.1K | Max output65.5K | Open weightsNo | LicenseUnspecified |
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What is Qwen3.6 Max?
Key information about Qwen3.6 Max and its available data.
Flagship Qwen model for complex reasoning, coding, and agentic workflows
Data as of 2026-08-17.
FAQ
Common questions about Qwen3.6 Max.
When was Qwen3.6 Max released?
Qwen3.6 Max's default version was released on Apr 20, 2026.
How much does Qwen3.6 Max cost?
Qwen3.6 Max's official API price is $1.3 per million input tokens and $7.8 per million output tokens via Alibaba. The lowest tracked third-party offer starts at $1.03 input and $6.16 output via OpenRouter.
Who created Qwen3.6 Max?
Qwen3.6 Max was created by Alibaba.
What is the context window for Qwen3.6 Max?
The default version has a 262.1K token context window.
Is Qwen3.6 Max open weight?
No. The default version is not marked as having publicly available weights.
How many API providers offer Qwen3.6 Max?
13 provider offerings are linked to the default version.
What models should I compare Qwen3.6 Max with?
Nearby ranked alternatives include GPT-5.6-Terra, DeepSeek-V4-Pro, Gemini 2.5 Pro.