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Qwen3.6 Plus

API ID qwen3.6-plus

qwen3.6-plus is a Qwen model, released April 2026. It has a 1,000,000-token context window and up to 65,536 output tokens. It takes image input and supports function calling and structured outputs. Standard price: from $0.50 input and from $3.00 output per 1M tokens.

Status
Active
Released
April 2026
Shutdown
none announced
Replacement
—

Qwen announces retirement dates without naming the models on a page AIWire can read. AIWire posts each new notice on the wire and will flag qwen3.6-plus if it disappears from Qwen's model list.

Benchmarks

Scores as each source published them
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Comparing with Qwen3.5 Plus, the previous model in this line. A score is compared only with the same benchmark from the same source, at the same setting where both have it. Full comparison: prices, limits, features

Arena

ArenaQwen3.6 PlusQwen3.5 PlusChangeRankDateSource
Text
By category
  • Math 1454 rank 72 vs not rated
  • Creative writing 1407 rank 98 vs not rated
  • Instruction following 1436 rank 87 vs not rated
  • Hard prompts 1467 rank 85 vs not rated
  • Long prompts 1454 rank 82 vs not rated
  • Multi-turn 1445 rank 100 vs not rated
  • Expert 1475 rank 85 vs not rated
1443 ±4not rated90 of 415
48,185 votes		Oct 13, 2026source
Text: Coding1496 ±6not rated86 of 410
14,692 votes		Oct 13, 2026source
WebDev1461 ±6not rated69 of 142
18,629 votes		Oct 13, 2026source

Rated as qwen3.6-plus. Ratings come from people voting between two anonymous answers; Text is style-controlled, as on arena.ai. Data: Arena (arena.ai), CC BY 4.0.

Epoch AI

BenchmarkQwen3.6 PlusQwen3.5 PlusChangeSettingRunSource
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3
Other settings
  • 32.3% vs not run no reasoning
38.2%not runAug 30, 2026source
GPQA Diamond88.4%84.8%+3.6 ptsAug 7, 2026source
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202593.3%86.7%+6.6 ptsAug 7, 2026source
SimpleQA Verified44.1%25.4%+18.7 ptsAug 27, 2026source
SWE-bench Verified57.9%not runMay 14, 2026source

Run independently by Epoch AI. Data: Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (epoch.ai/benchmarks), CC BY.

Alias

All aliases

Currently points to qwen3.6-plus-2026-04-02 (in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026)).

Features

Compare models
FeatureValueSinceSource
Structured outputsThe model can be held to a JSON schema you supply, so every reply parses without retries or cleanup.Supportedin place when tracking began (October 6, 2026)source
Function callingAlso called tool use. You describe functions; the model replies with a function name and arguments for your code to run, then uses the result.Supportedin place when tracking began (October 6, 2026)source
Prompt cachingA prompt prefix you send again and again (system prompt, documents, tools) is cached, so later requests cost less and start faster.Supportedin place when tracking began (October 6, 2026)source
Batch APISend many requests as one job that runs in the background, usually finished within 24 hours, at a lower price than live requests.Not supported (supported in the Beijing region only)first seen October 8, 2026source
Image inputImages such as screenshots, photos and charts can go in the prompt for the model to read.Supportedin place when tracking began (October 6, 2026)source
Fine-tuningYou can train your own version of the model on your examples through the company's API, then call it like any other model.Not supportedin place when tracking began (October 6, 2026)source
Built-in web searchThe company's API can search the web for the model during a request and cite its sources; you don't need a search service of your own.Supportedin place when tracking began (October 6, 2026)source
Context windowThe most the model can work with in one request, in tokens: your prompt, conversation history and files. A token is about three-quarters of an English word.1,000,000 tokensin place when tracking began (October 6, 2026)source
Max output tokensThe longest reply the model can write in one response, in tokens. A token is about three-quarters of an English word.65,536 tokensin place when tracking began (October 6, 2026)source

Not published by Qwen: PDF input, Reasoning / thinking, temperature parameter, top_p parameter, logprobs.

Price history

USD per 1M tokens, standard tier
$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00Oct 2026In $0.50Out $3.00Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026: Input $0.50, Output $3.00
$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00Oct 2026In $0.50Out $3.00Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026: Input $0.50, Output $3.00

We started recording this model's prices on Oct 5, 2026. The history grows with each daily check.

Show as a table
FromTypePrice
Oct 5, 2026Input$0.50
Oct 5, 2026Output$3.00

Prices

USD per 1M tokens, every type and band, by tier
TypeBandPrice $/1MIn effect
Standard
inputup to 256k prompt$0.50
inputover 256k prompt$2.00
cache writeup to 256k prompt$0.625
cache writeover 256k prompt$2.50
outputup to 256k prompt$3.00
outputover 256k prompt$6.00

Changelog

Changes we detected on Qwen's pages
  1. Feature changed

    qwen3.6-plus: Batch API not supported → not supported (supported in the Beijing region only)

    Info

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