Qwen
QwenQwen3.6-Flash
The fast, low-cost Qwen tier for high-volume tasks.
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Tool callingCan invoke external tools and APIs (function calling) mid-response.Structured outputCan return JSON or schema-constrained responses instead of free text.ReasoningUses extended thinking / chain-of-thought for harder multi-step problems.Effort controlLets you dial thinking depth (low / medium / high) to trade cost for quality.Fine-tuningSupports training a custom variant on your own data.
Price per 1M tokens via Alibaba (OpenRouter)
$0.1875 in / $1.13 out
Context window131,072
Max output32,768
ModalitiesText → Text
Pricing
Every billing leg from the live catalog, in USD per 1M tokens.
| Billing leg | Rate |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.1875 / M |
| Output | $1.13 / M |
Cost calculator
Billing-grade math over the rate card above, including the thinking tokens most estimates miss.
Hidden reasoning tokens bill as output. 1.0x = thinking off. Medium-effort reasoning typically lands near 3x; heavy reasoning runs 6x to 8x. Set it to match your workload.
Estimated monthly cost
$105
at current list prices
Fresh input$37.50
Output incl. thinking$67.50
Provider
Where this model runs, and what it charges.
| Platform | Input / M | Output / M | Batch | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alibaba | $0.1875 | $1.13 | — | via OpenRouter |
Price history
Has this model gotten cheaper or more expensive?
No changePriced at $0.1875 / $1.13 per 1M since July 10, 2026.
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$0.065 / $0.26 in / out per 1M
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