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Qwen 3.6

Qwen 3.6 is a Qwen model with Not verified context, Not verified in / Not verified out per million tokens, last verified September 3, 2026. Open weights: yes. Public-board scores are linked to the publisher; vendor-only figures stay in the watch-out, not on the board.

Qwen 3.6 is Alibaba's open-weight mid-tier MoE in the Qwen3 family.

Catalog record checked September 3, 2026Individual provider fields may change

AI model specification details
SpecificationQwen 3.6
ProviderQwen
TierBalanced
Context windowNot verifiedUnverified
Max outputNot verifiedUnverified
Input / 1M tokensNot verifiedUnverified
Output / 1M tokensNot verifiedUnverified
WeightsOpen
Parametersopen MoE
Reasoning levelslow, high, max
Modalitiestext, image
API model idqwen3.6
ReleasedApril 16, 2026

Pricing tiers: Open-weight (Apache 2.0); hosted pricing varies by provider.

Best for

  • Open-weight deployments
  • Multilingual work

Watch out

Verify exact context and pricing on your serving provider.

Source receipts

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Common questions

Qwen 3.6

Answered from the verified figures on this page rather than general guidance.

What is Qwen 3.6 best for?

Qwen 3.6 is a balanced tier from Qwen. It suits open-weight deployments, multilingual work. Verify exact context and pricing on your serving provider.

Can I self-host Qwen 3.6?

Qwen 3.6 publishes open weights, but self-hosting depends on the licence, hardware footprint, quantisation quality, and serving stack. A hosted API is often cheaper until you have measured throughput and concurrency on your own hardware.