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.
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.
API pricing
Per provider
What it costs per month across providers.
Estimate your monthly bill for Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash across every host that publishes per-token pricing. Slide your token volumes; the chart + table re-rank cheapest-first.
Cheapest
$4.13
Alibaba DashScope
$/M input
$0.1875
per million tokens
$/M output
$1.125
per million tokens
Providers
2
with priced rows
Monthly bill
Cheapest provider on the left.
Total monthly cost — input + output tokens combined.
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Bill breakdown.
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Context window
How much it can remember.
1M tokens
≈ 750,000 English words
4K
32K
128K
1M
Capabilities
What it can do.
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Vision input
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Audio input
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Video input
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Function calling
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Tool use
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JSON mode
✓
Streaming
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Fine-tuning