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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 $1.30 per million input tokens and $7.80 per million output tokens. 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

$1.30

Output / 1M tokens

$7.80

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.

Specifications

Provider: Alibaba
Type: chat model

Capabilities

Reasoning

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

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
Qwen3.6 Max Preview	—	—	$1.30	$7.80
Qvq Max	—	—	$1.20	$4.80
Qvq Max Latest	—	—	$0.84	$3.36
Qvq Plus	—	—	$0.28	$0.69

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 $1.30 per 1M input tokens and $7.80 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.

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Use Qwen3.6 Max Preview via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass qwen3.6-max-preview 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-max-preview",
    "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-max-preview",
    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-max-preview",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);