Qwen3.6 Plus pricing & specs
Alibaba (Qwen) · released 2026-04-02 · ● verified 2026-10-11
input / 1M$0.50
output / 1M$3.00
context1M
max output65.5K
// price history ($/1M tokens)
// cheaper or similar alternatives
| model | in | out | ctx | vs Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.7 Flash | $0.03 | $0.13 | 1M | −95.1% |
| Qwen3.5 Flash | $0.10 | $0.40 | 1M | −84.4% |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | $0.10 | $0.40 | 1.05M | −84.4% |
| Qwen3.8 Flash | $0.15 | $0.47 | 1M | −79.6% |
| Qwen3.8 Omni Flash | $0.15 | $0.47 | 1M | −79.6% |
// faq
How much does Qwen3.6 Plus cost?
Qwen3.6 Plus costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens. At 50M input and 10M output tokens per month that is about $55.00. Prompts above 256K tokens are billed at $2.00 input and $6.00 output.
What is the context window of Qwen3.6 Plus?
1M tokens, with up to 65.5K output tokens per request.
Does Qwen3.6 Plus support prompt caching?
Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.05 per million and cache writes cost $0.625 per million.
What are cheaper alternatives to Qwen3.6 Plus?
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
- $0.50
- output / 1M
- $3.00
- cache read / 1M
- $0.05
- cache write / 1M
- $0.625
- > 256K ctx
- $2.00 / $6.00
- blended (3:1)
- $1.125
- context
- 1M
- max output
- 65.5K
- input types
- text · image · video
- reasoning
- yes
- tool calling
- yes
- structured output
- no
- open weights
- no
- knowledge cutoff
- 2025-04
- price source
- Alibaba (Qwen)
// cost calculator
| model | in $/1M | out $/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 Plus | $0.50 | $3.00 | $55.00 |
Base-tier list prices. Long-context tiers, caching and batch discounts are not included.