Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview

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Author's Description

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. It is optimized for agentic coding, tool use, and...

Key Specifications
Cost
$$$$$
Context
262K
Parameters
1T (Rumoured)
Released
Apr 26, 2026
Speed
Ability
Reliability
Supported Parameters

This model supports the following parameters:

Top P Seed Structured Outputs Presence Penalty Top Logprobs Include Reasoning Temperature Response Format Logprobs Reasoning Tools Tool Choice Max Tokens
Features

This model supports the following features:

Tools Reasoning Structured Outputs Response Format
Performance Summary

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview, a proprietary frontier model from Alibaba Cloud, demonstrates exceptional reliability with a 100% success rate across all benchmarks, indicating consistent operational stability. However, its performance is characterized by longer response times, ranking in the 6th percentile for speed, and it is positioned at premium pricing levels, placing it in the 4th percentile for cost-effectiveness. In terms of specific benchmarks, Qwen3.6-Max-Preview achieved perfect accuracy (100.0%) in the Hallucinations (Baseline) test, effectively acknowledging uncertainty for fictional concepts. This performance is notable as it is the most accurate model at its price point and among models of comparable speed for this task. For Instruction Following (Baseline), the model achieved a strong 84.8% accuracy, placing it in the 92nd percentile, showcasing its robust capability in handling complex multi-layered instructions. In Email Classification (Baseline), it delivered a high 99.0% accuracy, ranking in the 71st percentile, demonstrating strong contextual understanding. While excelling in accuracy across these critical areas, its primary weaknesses lie in its slower processing speeds and higher operational costs.

Model Pricing

Current Pricing

Feature Price (per 1M tokens)
Prompt $1.04
Completion $6.24
Input Cache Write $1.3

Price History

Available Endpoints
Provider Endpoint Name Context Length Pricing (Input) Pricing (Output)
Alibaba
Alibaba | qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview-20260420 262K $1.04 / 1M tokens $6.24 / 1M tokens
Benchmark Results
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