Qwen3.6 Max Preview API Pricing
Alibaba · released 2026-04-20
Pricing
0.130¢ / 1K
0.780¢ / 1K
0.292¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.299¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.91¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0728 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0546 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $89.70 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $1.30) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $7.80).
Benchmarks
#56 of 533
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Reasoning, High Effort) | 26.0 | $0.168 |
| MiniMax-M3 | 29.2 | $0.525 |
| Solar Pro 4 | 28.2 | $0.525 |
| Inkling Small | 27.8 | $0.525 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Reasoning, Max Effort) | 30.4 | $0.544 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) | 29.1 | $10.00 |
| MiMo-V2-Pro | 28.6 | — |
| GPT-5.2 Codex (xhigh) | 28.5 | $4.813 |
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | 28.4 | $2.925 |
| Nex-N2-Pro (based on Qwen3.5-397B-A17B) | 28.2 | — |
| Solar Pro 4 | 28.2 | $0.525 |
| Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) | 28.0 | $4.50 |
More from Alibaba
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | 45.4 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8 Max | 40.2 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | 39.9 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | 39.8 | $0.23 |
| Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) | 33.7 | $1.125 |
| Qwen3.7 Max | 29.5 | $3.75 |
| Qwen3.6 Plus | 27.0 | $1.125 |
| Qwen3.7 Plus | 25.2 | $0.70 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Qwen3.6 Max Preview See Qwen3.6 Max Preview on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is developed by Alibaba, released 2026-04-20.
How much does Qwen3.6 Max Preview cost per million tokens?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview costs $1.30 per 1M input tokens and $7.80 per 1M output tokens ($2.925 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Qwen3.6 Max Preview rank on benchmarks?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores 28.4 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #56 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Yes — DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Reasoning, High Effort) scores similar intelligence (26.0) at $0.168/1M blended, versus $2.925/1M for Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Qwen3.6 Max Preview comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.