Qwen

Qwen3.6-Max

The prior-generation Qwen Max tier for complex reasoning and long-context work.

ActiveReleased April 18, 2026
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 (vendor fine-tune API or self-hosted open weights).

Source: Qwen (Alibaba Model Studio) pricing, Qwen models, Metadata verification, Metadata verification

Price per 1M tokens via Alibaba (OpenRouter)
$1.03 in / $6.16 out
Context window262,144
Max output32,768
Min cache prefix1,024 tokens
Cache lifetime5 min
Input
  • Text
Output
  • Text

Pricing

Every billing leg from the live catalog, in USD per 1M tokens.

Billing legRate
Input$1.03 / M
Output$6.16 / M

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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
$575
at current list prices
Fresh input$205
Output incl. thinking$370
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Provider

Where this model runs, and what it charges.

PlatformInput / MOutput / MBatchAccess
Alibaba
$1.03$6.16-via OpenRouter

Price history

Has this model gotten cheaper or more expensive?

EffectiveInput / OutputStatus
July 10, 2026 – August 12, 2026$1.04 / $6.24past
August 12, 2026$1.03 / $6.16current

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