AlibabaPaidOperational

Qwen3.6 Max Preview

API model name: qwen3.6-max-preview

Qwen3.6 Max Preview is Alibaba's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Capabilities include Reasoning. It is priced at $1.14 per million input tokens and $6.83 per million output tokens. That is below the provider's $1.30 official input rate. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

Pricing

Input / 1M tokens
$1.14
Output / 1M tokens
$6.83
Cache read / 1M tokens
$0.26
Official input rate
$1.30
Official output rate
$7.80

Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.-12%

Specifications

Provider
Alibaba
Type
chat model

Capabilities

Reasoning

Benchmarks

Independent evaluations and measured speed from Artificial Analysis.

Intelligence Index
41.1/100
GPQA Diamond89%
Humanity's Last Exam31%
SciCode47%
τ²-bench96%
Terminal-Bench Hard44%
LCR72%

Qwen3.6 Max Preview

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

What is Qwen3.6 Max Preview used for?

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

Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs. similar models

ModelIntelligenceContextInput / 1MOutput / 1M
Qwen3.6 Max Preview41.1$1.14$6.83
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.

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Qwen3.6 Max Preview — frequently asked questions

How much does Qwen3.6 Max Preview cost?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is billed pay-as-you-go at $1.14 per 1M input tokens and $6.83 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can Qwen3.6 Max Preview do?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview supports Reasoning.
Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview free to use?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Qwen3.6 Max Preview via the API?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID qwen3.6-max-preview with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is Alibaba's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.