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Qwen3.6 Plus
API model name: qwen3.6-plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is Qwen's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. It has a 131K-token context window. Beyond text, it accepts image as input. Capabilities include Vision, Tool calling. It is available on the free tier at no per-token cost. Knowledge cutoff: 2025-06. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.
Pricing
Specifications
- Provider
- Qwen
- Type
- chat model
- Context window
- 131K tokens
- Max output
- 8K tokens
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2025-06
- Input
- text, image
- Output
- text
Capabilities
VisionTool callingStreaming
Benchmarks
Independent evaluations and measured speed from Artificial Analysis.
Intelligence Index
50.0/100
Coding Index
42.9/100
GPQA Diamond88%
Humanity's Last Exam26%
Output speed53.3 tok/s
Time to first token1.80 s
Source: Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai)
What is Qwen3.6 Plus used for?
- Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
- Image understanding — analyze photos, screenshots, charts and scanned documents.
- Agents & automation — function calling and tool use for multi-step workflows.
- Real-time experiences — stream tokens for responsive chat and apps.
Qwen3.6 Plus vs. similar models
| Model | Intelligence | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.6 Plus | 50.0 | 131K | Free | Free |
| Qwen3 235b | — | — | Free | Free |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | — | 200K | $0.30 | $1.80 |
| Claude Opus 4 | — | — | $2.25 | $11.25 |
Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.
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Qwen3.6 Plus — frequently asked questions
- How much does Qwen3.6 Plus cost?
- Qwen3.6 Plus is available on the free tier at no token cost — create an API key and start building. Paid plans add higher rate limits.
- What is the context window of Qwen3.6 Plus?
- Qwen3.6 Plus supports a context window of up to 131K tokens. It can return up to 8K tokens in a single response.
- What can Qwen3.6 Plus do?
- Qwen3.6 Plus supports Vision, Tool calling.
- Is Qwen3.6 Plus free to use?
- Yes — Qwen3.6 Plus is on the free tier. You can use it with an Api.Airforce API key at no cost.
- How do I use Qwen3.6 Plus via the API?
- Qwen3.6 Plus is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID qwen3.6-plus with your Api.Airforce API key.
- Who makes Qwen3.6 Plus?
- Qwen3.6 Plus is Qwen's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.
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Use Qwen3.6 Plus via the API
OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass qwen3.6-plus as the model.
cURL
curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "qwen3.6-plus",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
}'Python
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
model="qwen3.6-plus",
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-plus",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);