How much does Qwen3.6 35b A3B cost?

Qwen3.6 35b A3B is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.40 per 1M input tokens and $2.36 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.

What can Qwen3.6 35b A3B do?

Qwen3.6 35b A3B supports Reasoning.

Is Qwen3.6 35b A3B free to use?

Qwen3.6 35b A3B is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.

How do I use Qwen3.6 35b A3B via the API?

Qwen3.6 35b A3B is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID qwen3.6-35b-a3b with your Api.Airforce API key.

Who makes Qwen3.6 35b A3B?

Qwen3.6 35b A3B is Alibaba's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Qwen3.6 35b A3B

API model name: qwen3.6-35b-a3b

Qwen3.6 35b A3B is Alibaba's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Capabilities include Reasoning. It is priced at $0.40 per million input tokens and $2.36 per million output tokens. That is below the provider's $0.38 official input rate. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$0.40

Output / 1M tokens

$2.36

Cache read / 1M tokens

$0.06

Official input rate

$0.38

Official output rate

$2.25

Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.

Specifications

Provider: Alibaba
Type: chat model

Capabilities

Reasoning

Benchmarks

Independent evaluations and measured speed from Artificial Analysis.

Measured atSame model, different reasoning effort.

Intelligence Index

32.1/100

Coding Index

41.9/100

GPQA Diamond84%

Humanity's Last Exam22%

SciCode36%

τ²-bench95%

τ-bench Banking9%

Terminal-Bench Hard35%

Output speed134.7 tok/s

Time to first token1.07 s

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) · 24.6–32.1

Source: Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai)

What is Qwen3.6 35b A3B used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
Complex reasoning — math, coding and step-by-step problem solving.

Qwen3.6 35b A3B vs. similar models

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
Qwen3.6 35b A3B	32.1	—	$0.40	$2.36
Qvq Max Latest	—	—	$0.84	$3.36
Qvq Plus	—	—	$0.28	$0.69
Qwen Coder Plus	—	—	$0.46	$0.91

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

Qwen3.6 35b A3B — frequently asked questions

How much does Qwen3.6 35b A3B cost?: Qwen3.6 35b A3B is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.40 per 1M input tokens and $2.36 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can Qwen3.6 35b A3B do?: Qwen3.6 35b A3B supports Reasoning.
Is Qwen3.6 35b A3B free to use?: Qwen3.6 35b A3B is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Qwen3.6 35b A3B via the API?: Qwen3.6 35b A3B is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID qwen3.6-35b-a3b with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Qwen3.6 35b A3B?: Qwen3.6 35b A3B is Alibaba's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use Qwen3.6 35b A3B via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass qwen3.6-35b-a3b as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen3.6-35b-a3b",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen3.6-35b-a3b",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "qwen3.6-35b-a3b",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);