Qwen3.6 Max Preview Qwen · Released Apr 18, 2026 · Closed weights
Flagship Qwen model for complex reasoning, coding, and agentic workflows
Strongest at Writing Better than 17% of the past year's models · one benchmark so far
Price per 1M tokens $1.3 / $7.8 input / output · Alibaba
Context window 262.1K tokens in · 65.5K out
Since the last one 31 days after Qwen3.5-Max-Preview Capability profile Where it lands among 91 models released in the past year. 50 is the average model.
Writing
44 Better than 17% · 1 test
Reading & documents
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Visual reasoning
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Computer use
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Where these scores come from Each capability combines the published benchmarks listed here, rescaled so 50 is the reference average and 15 points is one standard deviation. A hollow marker rests on a single benchmark.
Price against capability The shaded corner holds anything better and cheaper. Prices blend input and output 3 to 1.
34 models from the past year score higher on Writing for less: Muse Spark 1.3 , Gemini 3.8 Flash , GLM-5.3 and 31 more.
$0.3 $1 $3 $10 20 40 60 Kimi K3.1 Pro: 70, $4 per 1M Claude Haiku 5.5: 46, $0.2 per 1M Mistral Large 4: 41, $2.06 per 1M Gemini 4 Argon: 63, $4 per 1M GPT-6.1 Sol: 64, $4 per 1M Claude Sonnet 5.5: 55, $4 per 1M GPT-6 Sol: 61, $4 per 1M GPT-6 Luna: 22, $0.2 per 1M Claude Opus 5.5: 65, $8 per 1M Grok 4.7: 64, $3 per 1M DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 56, $0.21 per 1M GPT-6 Astra: 69, $20 per 1M Muse Spark 1.3: 65, $2 per 1M Gemini 3.8 Flash: 65, $1.5 per 1M Claude Fable 5.1: 69, $20 per 1M GLM-5.3-Flash: 15, $0.24 per 1M DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: 56, $0.32 per 1M Qwen3.8 27B: 52, $1.12 per 1M GLM-5.3: 65, $2.15 per 1M Gemini 3.7 Flash: 61, $1.5 per 1M DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: 49, $0.99 per 1M Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B: 62, $3 per 1M Grok 4.6: 44, $3 per 1M Muse Glimmer 30B: 59, $0.52 per 1M Muse Spark 1.2: 62, $2 per 1M Qwen3.8 Max: 57, $3 per 1M DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 52, $0.15 per 1M Claude Opus 5: 64, $10 per 1M Gemini 3.6 Flash: 63, $1.5 per 1M Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53, $0.85 per 1M Kimi K3: 64, $6 per 1M GPT-5.6 Terra: 57, $4.5 per 1M GPT-5.6 Sol: 65, $8 per 1M GPT-5.6 Luna: 53, $0.45 per 1M Grok 4.5: 44, $3 per 1M Claude Sonnet 5: 57, $4 per 1M GLM-5.2: 55, $2.15 per 1M Kimi K2.7 Code: 23, $1.71 per 1M Claude Fable 5: 68, $20 per 1M Claude Opus 4.8: 62, $10 per 1M Qwen3.7 Max: 48, $3.75 per 1M Gemini 3.5 Flash: 56, $3.38 per 1M DeepSeek V4 Pro: 54, $1.19 per 1M DeepSeek V4 Flash: 52, $0.18 per 1M GPT-5.5: 64, $11.2 per 1M Qwen3.6 27B: 16, $1.35 per 1M Kimi K2.6: 56, $1.71 per 1M Grok 4.3: 29, $1.56 per 1M Grok Build 0.1: 43, $1.25 per 1M Claude Opus 4.7: 61, $10 per 1M Muse Spark 1.1: 58, $2 per 1M GLM-5.1: 56, $2.15 per 1M Gemma 4 31B IT: 54, $0.25 per 1M Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 51, $0.14 per 1M Qwen3.6 Plus: 31, $1.12 per 1M GPT-5.4 nano: 49, $0.46 per 1M GPT-5.4 mini: 52, $1.69 per 1M GPT-5.4: 63, $5.62 per 1M Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview: 43, $0.56 per 1M Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 39, $0.69 per 1M Qwen3.5 27B: 52, $0.82 per 1M Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: 47, $1.1 per 1M Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 57, $4.5 per 1M Claude Sonnet 4.6: 57, $6 per 1M Qwen3.5 397B-A17B: 59, $1.35 per 1M GLM-5: 60, $1.55 per 1M Claude Opus 4.6: 56, $10 per 1M Kimi K2.5: 62, $1 per 1M GLM-4.7: 58, $1 per 1M Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 49, $1.12 per 1M GPT-5.2 Codex: 46, $4.81 per 1M GPT-5.2: 59, $4.81 per 1M Mistral Large 3: 38, $0.75 per 1M Ministral 3 14B: 28, $0.2 per 1M DeepSeek V3.2: 49, $0.32 per 1M Kimi K2 Thinking: 61, $1.07 per 1M Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44, $2.92 per 1M Qwen3.6 Max Preview Price per 1M tokens → ↑ Writing $1 $10 20 40 60 Kimi K3.1 Pro: 70, $4 per 1M Claude Haiku 5.5: 46, $0.2 per 1M Mistral Large 4: 41, $2.06 per 1M Gemini 4 Argon: 63, $4 per 1M GPT-6.1 Sol: 64, $4 per 1M Claude Sonnet 5.5: 55, $4 per 1M GPT-6 Sol: 61, $4 per 1M GPT-6 Luna: 22, $0.2 per 1M Claude Opus 5.5: 65, $8 per 1M Grok 4.7: 64, $3 per 1M DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 56, $0.21 per 1M GPT-6 Astra: 69, $20 per 1M Muse Spark 1.3: 65, $2 per 1M Gemini 3.8 Flash: 65, $1.5 per 1M Claude Fable 5.1: 69, $20 per 1M GLM-5.3-Flash: 15, $0.24 per 1M DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: 56, $0.32 per 1M Qwen3.8 27B: 52, $1.12 per 1M GLM-5.3: 65, $2.15 per 1M Gemini 3.7 Flash: 61, $1.5 per 1M DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: 49, $0.99 per 1M Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B: 62, $3 per 1M Grok 4.6: 44, $3 per 1M Muse Glimmer 30B: 59, $0.52 per 1M Muse Spark 1.2: 62, $2 per 1M Qwen3.8 Max: 57, $3 per 1M DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 52, $0.15 per 1M Claude Opus 5: 64, $10 per 1M Gemini 3.6 Flash: 63, $1.5 per 1M Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53, $0.85 per 1M Kimi K3: 64, $6 per 1M GPT-5.6 Terra: 57, $4.5 per 1M GPT-5.6 Sol: 65, $8 per 1M GPT-5.6 Luna: 53, $0.45 per 1M Grok 4.5: 44, $3 per 1M Claude Sonnet 5: 57, $4 per 1M GLM-5.2: 55, $2.15 per 1M Kimi K2.7 Code: 23, $1.71 per 1M Claude Fable 5: 68, $20 per 1M Claude Opus 4.8: 62, $10 per 1M Qwen3.7 Max: 48, $3.75 per 1M Gemini 3.5 Flash: 56, $3.38 per 1M DeepSeek V4 Pro: 54, $1.19 per 1M DeepSeek V4 Flash: 52, $0.18 per 1M GPT-5.5: 64, $11.2 per 1M Qwen3.6 27B: 16, $1.35 per 1M Kimi K2.6: 56, $1.71 per 1M Grok 4.3: 29, $1.56 per 1M Grok Build 0.1: 43, $1.25 per 1M Claude Opus 4.7: 61, $10 per 1M Muse Spark 1.1: 58, $2 per 1M GLM-5.1: 56, $2.15 per 1M Gemma 4 31B IT: 54, $0.25 per 1M Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 51, $0.14 per 1M Qwen3.6 Plus: 31, $1.12 per 1M GPT-5.4 nano: 49, $0.46 per 1M GPT-5.4 mini: 52, $1.69 per 1M GPT-5.4: 63, $5.62 per 1M Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview: 43, $0.56 per 1M Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 39, $0.69 per 1M Qwen3.5 27B: 52, $0.82 per 1M Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: 47, $1.1 per 1M Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 57, $4.5 per 1M Claude Sonnet 4.6: 57, $6 per 1M Qwen3.5 397B-A17B: 59, $1.35 per 1M GLM-5: 60, $1.55 per 1M Claude Opus 4.6: 56, $10 per 1M Kimi K2.5: 62, $1 per 1M GLM-4.7: 58, $1 per 1M Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 49, $1.12 per 1M GPT-5.2 Codex: 46, $4.81 per 1M GPT-5.2: 59, $4.81 per 1M Mistral Large 3: 38, $0.75 per 1M Ministral 3 14B: 28, $0.2 per 1M DeepSeek V3.2: 49, $0.32 per 1M Kimi K2 Thinking: 61, $1.07 per 1M Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44, $2.92 per 1M Qwen3.6 Max Preview Price per 1M tokens → ↑ Writing Alibaba $1.3 / $7.8 · Cached input $0.13
Since Qwen3.5-Max-Preview 9 releases in the Qwen3.8 Max 0902 line.
A newer release is out: Qwen3.8 Max 0902 .
Qwen's past year 48 release days in the past year, about one every 8 days. The next is expected around Nov 2, 2026 . Forecasts ↗
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Specifications RELEASE DATE Apr 18, 2026
WEIGHTS Closed weights
CONTEXT WINDOW 262.1K
MAX OUTPUT 65.5K
REASONING Not listed
TOOL CALLING Not listed
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