Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen (Alibaba) · Reasoning · 262K context · released Apr 27, 2026 · checked 7h ago
Ways to buy 1
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen (Alibaba) API The lab's own API | $1.03 | $6.16 | $1.03 / $6.16List price | n/a | List price |
USD per 1M tokens. Regions are separate routes.
Through a gateway
Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $225.94 direct.
Helicone$225.94+0%
Kong AI Gateway$225.94+0%
LiteLLM$225.94+0%
Vercel AI Gateway$225.94+0%
Cloudflare AI Gateway$237.24+5%
Requesty$237.24+5%
Eden AI$238.37+5.5%
OpenRouter$238.37+5.5%
No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.
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About Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6-Max-Preview is a proprietary frontier model from Alibaba Cloud built on a sparse mixture-of-experts architecture with approximately 1 trillion total parameters.
Takes text in and returns text. First listed Apr 27, 2026. Up to 66K output tokens. Blended price $2.31 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Model id qwen3-6-max-preview.
Price history
List price since Apr 27, 2026, from Internet Archive snapshots of the OpenRouter catalog, then daily reads.
| Seen | Model | Old price | New price | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | Qwen3.6 Max PreviewInput $1.04 to $1.03, Output $6.24 to $6.16 | Input $1.04Output $6.24 | Input $1.03Output $6.16 | -1% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Qwen3.6 Max PreviewInput $1.3 to $1.04, Output $7.8 to $6.24 | Input $1.3Output $7.8 | Input $1.04Output $6.24 | -20% |
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Questions
How much does Qwen3.6 Max Preview cost?
$1.03 per million input tokens and $6.16 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
262K tokens, with up to 66K tokens of output.
Has Qwen3.6 Max Preview's price changed?
Yes. The output price went from $6.24 to $6.16, first seen Jul 31, 2026.
Sources: OpenRouter's public model catalog and each provider's own pricing page, read every morning at 05:00 UTC; gateway fees re-read every Monday. List prices: your contract may differ. Logos via logo.dev; trademarks belong to their owners.