Qwen3.6 Flash pricing & specs

Alibaba (Qwen) · released 2026-04-27 · ● verified 2026-10-11

input / 1M$0.1875
output / 1M$1.125
context1M
max output65.5K

// price history ($/1M tokens)

$1.2938
input $/1Moutput $/1M2026-04-27 → 2026-10-11

// cheaper or similar alternatives

modelinoutctxvs Qwen3.6 Flash
Qwen3.7 Flash$0.03$0.131M−87%
Qwen3.5 Flash$0.10$0.401M−58.5%
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$0.10$0.401.05M−58.5%
Qwen3.8 Flash$0.15$0.471M−45.5%
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash$0.15$0.471M−45.5%
Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Qwen3.6 Flash →DeepSeek-V3.1 vs Qwen3.6 Flash →Gemma 4 31B IT vs Qwen3.6 Flash →Codestral 25.08 vs Qwen3.6 Flash →Ministral 3 14B vs Qwen3.6 Flash →Mistral Small 4 vs Qwen3.6 Flash →

// faq

How much does Qwen3.6 Flash cost?

Qwen3.6 Flash costs $0.1875 per million input tokens and $1.125 per million output tokens. At 50M input and 10M output tokens per month that is about $20.63.

What is the context window of Qwen3.6 Flash?

1M tokens, with up to 65.5K output tokens per request.

What are cheaper alternatives to Qwen3.6 Flash?

Qwen3.7 Flash ($0.03 in / $0.13 out), Qwen3.5 Flash ($0.10 in / $0.40 out), Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite ($0.10 in / $0.40 out) offer the same input types and capabilities for less.

// spec sheet

input / 1M
$0.1875
output / 1M
$1.125
cache write / 1M
$0.2344
blended (3:1)
$0.4219
context
1M
max output
65.5K
input types
text · image · video
reasoning
yes
tool calling
yes
structured output
yes
open weights
no
knowledge cutoff
n/a
price source
Alibaba (Qwen)

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// cost calculator

modelin $/1Mout $/1M= monthly
Qwen3.7 Flash$0.03$0.13$2.80
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$0.10$0.40$9.00
Qwen3.5 Flash$0.10$0.40$9.00
Qwen3.6 Flash$0.1875$1.125$20.63

Base-tier list prices. Long-context tiers, caching and batch discounts are not included.