Qwen3.6 Flash
Summary
Qwen3.6 Flash is a proprietary language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 27 Apr 2026. It accepts text, images and video and generates text, with a 1M-token context window and up to 66K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.19 per million input tokens and $1.13 per million output tokens (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio), across 2 providers we track.
Qwen vision-language model for visual reasoning, documents, and agent tasks
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Release date | 27 Apr 2026 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Proprietary (API only) [models.dev] |
| Context window | 1M (1,000,000 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 66K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2025 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text, images and video [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | Yes [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | Yes [models.dev] |
| Structured output | Yes [models.dev] |
Qwen3.6 Flash API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio qwen3.6-flash | $0.19 | $1.13 | – | 1M | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| OpenRouter qwen/qwen3.6-flash | $0.19 | $1.13 | – | 1M | OpenRouter, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Qwen3.6 Flash?
Qwen3.6 Flash has a context window of 1,000,000 tokens (1M) and can generate up to 65,536 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the Qwen3.6 Flash API cost?
Through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Qwen3.6 Flash costs $0.19 per million input tokens and $1.13 per million output tokens. Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is Qwen3.6 Flash open source?
No. Qwen3.6 Flash is a proprietary model; Alibaba (Qwen) has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, OpenRouter.
When was Qwen3.6 Flash released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen3.6 Flash on 27 Apr 2026, according to models.dev.
Which providers offer Qwen3.6 Flash?
We track Qwen3.6 Flash on 2 providers: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, OpenRouter.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.