by Alibaba (Qwen Team)

Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash.

multimodal open weights 1M ctx
Cheapest input
$0.1875/M
on Alibaba DashScope
Cheapest output
$1.125/M
on Alibaba DashScope
Fastest
202 tok/s
on OpenRouter
Hosted equiv.
~$0.41/hr
@ 100 tok/s on Alibaba DashScope

Qwen3.6 Flash is a fast, efficient language model from Alibaba's Qwen 3.6 series. It supports text, image, and video input with a 1M token context window. Tiered pricing kicks in...

Where to use it

Cheapest hosted endpoints.

Provider Access $/M in $/M out
Alibaba DashScope api direct $0.1875 $1.125 Launch ↗
OpenRouter api aggregator $0.1875 $1.125 Launch ↗
Performance

Speed across providers.

Tokens/sec and time-to-first-token measured against the same prompt template on each provider's API.

Provider Tokens/sec TTFT Total
OpenRouter 202.2 10770 ms 10995 ms
FAQ

Frequently asked.

How do I run Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash?
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash is open-weight, so you can self-host on rented GPUs. See the Run It Yourself tab for GPU configurations + cost estimates, or use one of the hosted inference providers listed on this page.
Where can I access Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash?
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash is available via Alibaba DashScope, OpenRouter. Each access option lists its own pricing (per million tokens or hourly hosting).
How much does it cost to run Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash?
API pricing starts at $0.1875/M input tokens and $1.125/M output tokens. Self-hosting cost depends on the GPU you rent — see the Run It Yourself tab.
Is Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash open-source or proprietary?
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash is open-weight under the license. You can download and self-host it.