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Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview.

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Cheapest input
$1.04/M
on Alibaba DashScope
Cheapest output
$6.24/M
on Alibaba DashScope
Fastest
38 tok/s
on OpenRouter
Hosted equiv.
~$2.25/hr
@ 100 tok/s on Alibaba DashScope

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview is a proprietary frontier model from Alibaba Cloud built on a sparse mixture-of-experts architecture with approximately 1 trillion total parameters. It is optimized for agentic coding, tool use, and..

Where to use it

Cheapest hosted endpoints.

Provider Access $/M in $/M out
Alibaba DashScope api direct $1.04 $6.24 Launch ↗
OpenRouter api aggregator $1.04 $6.24 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 38.2 51168 ms 53549 ms
FAQ

Frequently asked.

How do I run Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview 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 Max Preview?
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview 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 Max Preview?
API pricing starts at $1.04/M input tokens and $6.24/M output tokens. Self-hosting cost depends on the GPU you rent — see the Run It Yourself tab.
Is Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview open-source or proprietary?
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview is open-weight under the license. You can download and self-host it.