Qwen3.6 Plus API Pricing

Alibaba · released 2026-04-02

Pricing

$0.50
input / 1M tokens
0.050¢ / 1K
$3.00
output / 1M tokens
0.300¢ / 1K
$1.125
blended / 1M tokens
0.113¢ / 1K

What it actually costs

WorkloadTokensCost
Short chat reply500 in / 300 out0.115¢
RAG query4,000 in / 500 out0.35¢
Long document summary50,000 in / 1,000 out$0.0280
Code review of a 2k-line file30,000 in / 2,000 out$0.0210
1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days30,000 × (500 in / 300 out)$34.50

Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.50) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $3.00).

Benchmarks

27.0
Intelligence
#65 of 533
54.5
Coding
#59 of 197
Math
Tokens/sec
Time to first token

Similar intelligence, lower price

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
Ling 3.0 Flash24.9$0.111
Ling-3.0-flash-VL24.6$0.111
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Reasoning, High Effort)26.0$0.168
MiMo-V2.525.2$0.175
Hy325.3$0.25

Leaderboard neighbours

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
JT-4.1 Flash 236B A21B27.3
Grok Build 0.1 061627.2$1.25
Kimi K2.627.0$1.712
Qwen3.6 Plus27.0$1.125
Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha26.8$0.563
Quasar 438B (max, based on GLM-5.2)26.7$0.90
GLM-5-Turbo26.6

More from Alibaba

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)45.4$3.00
Qwen3.8 Max40.2$3.00
Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B39.9$3.00
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next39.8$0.23
Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh)33.7$1.125
Qwen3.7 Max29.5$3.75
Qwen3.6 Max Preview28.4$2.925
Qwen3.7 Plus25.2$0.70

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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22

FAQ

Who develops Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus is developed by Alibaba, released 2026-04-02.

How much does Qwen3.6 Plus cost per million tokens?

Qwen3.6 Plus costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $3.00 per 1M output tokens ($1.125 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.

How does Qwen3.6 Plus rank on benchmarks?

Qwen3.6 Plus scores 27.0 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #65 of 533 models we track.

Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Qwen3.6 Plus?

Yes — Ling 3.0 Flash scores similar intelligence (24.9) at $0.111/1M blended, versus $1.125/1M for Qwen3.6 Plus.

Where does this data come from?

Pricing and benchmark data for Qwen3.6 Plus comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.