Qwen3.6 Plus API pricing
As of October 22, 2026, Qwen3.6 Plus costs $0.325 per million input tokens and $1.95 per million output tokens on Qwen's own API.
Qwen3.6 Plus benchmarks and specs · Every Qwen model's price
- Input, per million tokens$0.325
- Output, per million tokens$1.95
- Cached input, per millionNo cache price listed
- Context window1M tokens
- Max output66K tokens
- Output speedNot measured
What a request costs
Three fixed token mixes at the list price, without cache or batch discounts. For a whole month, use the calculator.
| Workload | Tokens | One request | 1,000 requests | Fits the context window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat turn | 1K input + 500 output tokens | $0.0013 | $1.30 | Yes |
| Repository review | 50K input + 3K output tokens | $0.022 | $22.10 | Yes |
| Agent loop | 200K input + 10K output tokens | $0.085 | $84.50 | Yes |
| Solved coding task | One SWE-bench Verified attempt, divided by the share that succeed | $1.19 | $1190.00 |
Price history
We have read Qwen's own price every day since October 21, 2026. It has not changed yet; any change will be listed here with its date.
- October 21, 2026 First recorded: $0.325 input, $1.95 output
Cheaper models as good as Qwen3.6 Plus
Models within two points of Qwen3.6 Plus or above it on the LLMBenchmark Index, with a lower output price. Cheapest first.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash$0.28 Overall 60.8 against 56.2 · 86% cheaper output
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$0.396 Overall 55.2 against 56.2 · 80% cheaper output
- Claude Haiku 5.5$0.50 Overall 67.6 against 56.2 · 74% cheaper output
- GLM 5.3 Flash$0.50 Overall 66.0 against 56.2 · 74% cheaper output
- GPT-6 Luna$0.50 Overall 59.7 against 56.2 · 74% cheaper output
Qwen3.6 Plus pricing questions
- How much does Qwen3.6 Plus cost per million tokens?
- $0.325 per million input tokens and $1.95 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 22, 2026.
- Does Qwen3.6 Plus support prompt caching?
- OpenRouter lists no cached input price for this model, so assume every input token is billed at the full rate.
- Is there a cheaper model as good as Qwen3.6 Plus?
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 60.8 on the LLMBenchmark Index, within two points of Qwen3.6 Plus or above it, and costs $0.28 per million output tokens.
- Has the price of Qwen3.6 Plus changed?
- Not since we started recording it daily on October 21, 2026.