Deprecated on Oct 9, 2026. 3 providers still list it at the prices below.

Qwen3.6 Max PreviewDeprecated

AlibabaReleased Apr 20, 2026KnowledgeApr 2025

Tool use Reasoning Prompt caching Structured output Web search

Compare Qwen3.6 Max Preview Count tokens for Qwen3.6 Max Preview

Context

262K

Max output

66K

Serving providers

Cheapest input

$1.03 /1M

On-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments (committed-use discounts, provisioned throughput, negotiated rates) can be materially lower. An OpenRouter routed quote is the price of whichever upstream provider OpenRouter prefers today, so it moves day to day.

Pricing by serving provider

standard tier · per 1M tokens · click a provider to expand

Input pricing runs from $1.03 to $1.30 per 1M tokens across 3 providers, so the dearest route costs 27% more than the cheapest for the same model.

Serving provider

Input /1M

Output /1M

Endpoints

OpenRouterRouted quote

$1.03

$6.16

Standardqwen/qwen3.6-max-preview

Component	Unit	Standard
Text input	/1M tok	$1.03
Text output	/1M tok	$6.16

Aihubmix

$1.27

$7.61

VercelVercel reseller quote

$1.30

$7.80

Vercel (long context, from 128K tokens)Vercel reseller quote

$2.00

$12.00

Price history

OpenRouter routed quote

OpenRouter's price is a routed quote. It moves with whichever upstream route OpenRouter prefers that day, so we do not track it as a price history.

Cost calculator

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Input tokens / call

Output tokens / call

Calls / month

Serving provider

$698

estimated / month

Model IDs

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qwen/qwen3.6-max-previewaihubmix/qwen3.6-max-previewalibaba/qwen-3.6-max-previewalibaba/qwen-3.6-max-preview

Frequently asked questions

Qwen3.6 Max Preview pricing, context and availability

Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview still available?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview was deprecated on 2026-10-09, but 3 serving providers still list it.

How much does Qwen3.6 Max Preview cost?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview costs $1.03 per 1M input tokens as an OpenRouter routed quote, and $6.16 per 1M output tokens as an OpenRouter routed quote. An OpenRouter routed quote is the price of whichever upstream provider OpenRouter prefers today, so it moves day to day. Across 3 serving providers, input prices range from $1.03 to $1.30 per 1M tokens.

What is the context window of Qwen3.6 Max Preview?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview accepts up to 262K tokens of context and can return up to 66K output tokens.

Which providers serve Qwen3.6 Max Preview?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview is available from 3 serving providers, each with its own pricing and model ID. OpenRouter is currently the cheapest, as a routed quote.

What can Qwen3.6 Max Preview do?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview supports tool use, reasoning, prompt caching, structured output and web search.

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Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 9, 2026

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