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Qwen3.6 Plus

Qwen · Released Apr 1, 2026 · Closed weights

Earlier Qwen multimodal workhorse for million-token agent and document tasks

Strongest at
Reading & documents
Better than 26% of the past year's models · one benchmark so far
Price per 1M tokens
$0.5 / $3
input / output · Alibaba
Context window
1M
tokens in · 65.5K out
Since the last one
44 days
after Qwen3.5 Plus
Lab announcement ↗Open in the timeline

Capability profile

Scored against 91 models released in the past year. 50 is the average model; further out is better.

This modelQwen3.5 PlusMedian of the past year
5090Median of the past yearCoding: 39 · Better than 18%Writing: 31 · Better than 8%Reading & documents: 40 · Better than 26%Reasoning: 33 · Better than 6%Math: 37 · Better than 7%Qwen3.5 Plus: 43Qwen3.5 Plus: 63CodingWritingReadingReasoningMath
Coding39Better than 18% · 1 test
Writing31Better than 8%
Reading & documents40Better than 26% · 1 test
Reasoning33−9.9Better than 6% · 1 test
Math37−25.8Better than 7% · 1 test

No results yet: Science, Visual reasoning, Computer use

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 dot rests on a single benchmark.

Price against capability

The shaded corner holds anything better and cheaper. Prices blend input and output 3 to 1.

9 models from the past year score higher on Reading & documents for less: Qwen3.5 9B, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and 6 more.

$0.1$0.3$1$3$10204060GPT-6.1 Terra: 64, $2 per 1MMuse Spark Open: 61, $2 per 1MClaude Haiku 5.5: 39, $0.2 per 1MMistral Large 4: 29, $2.06 per 1MGemini 4 Argon: 71, $4 per 1MGPT-6.1 Sol: 73, $4 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5.5: 67, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Sol: 62, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Luna: 50, $0.2 per 1MClaude Opus 5.5: 68, $8 per 1MGrok 4.7: 56, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 60, $0.21 per 1MGPT-6 Astra: 72, $20 per 1MMuse Spark 1.3: 63, $2 per 1MGemini 3.8 Flash: 55, $1.5 per 1MClaude Fable 5.1: 71, $20 per 1MQwen3.8 Flash: 46, $0.23 per 1MGLM-5.3-Flash: 50, $0.24 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: 33, $0.32 per 1MQwen3.8 27B: 45, $1.12 per 1MGLM-5.3: 47, $2.15 per 1MGemini 3.7 Flash: 60, $1.5 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: 63, $0.99 per 1MGrok 4.6: 53, $3 per 1MMuse Glimmer 30B: 47, $0.52 per 1MMuse Spark 1.2: 54, $2 per 1MQwen3.8 Max: 59, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 59, $0.15 per 1MClaude Opus 5: 63, $10 per 1MGemini 3.6 Flash: 50, $1.5 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 34, $0.85 per 1MKimi K3: 58, $6 per 1MQwen3.7 Flash: 22, $0.055 per 1MGPT-5.6 Terra: 50, $4.5 per 1MGPT-5.6 Sol: 65, $8 per 1MGPT-5.6 Luna: 44, $0.45 per 1MGrok 4.5: 49, $3 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5: 51, $4 per 1MGLM-5.2: 47, $2.15 per 1MKimi K2.7 Code: 34, $1.71 per 1MClaude Fable 5: 73, $20 per 1MQwen3.7 Plus: 38, $0.7 per 1MClaude Opus 4.8: 55, $10 per 1MQwen3.7 Max: 49, $3.75 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash: 56, $3.38 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro: 51, $1.19 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash: 31, $0.18 per 1MGPT-5.5: 64, $11.2 per 1MQwen3.6 27B: 30, $1.35 per 1MKimi K2.6: 36, $1.71 per 1MGrok 4.3: 25, $1.56 per 1MGrok Build 0.1: 38, $1.25 per 1MClaude Opus 4.7: 56, $10 per 1MMuse Spark 1.1: 50, $2 per 1MGLM-5V-Turbo: 39, $1.9 per 1MGPT-5.4 nano: 36, $0.46 per 1MGPT-5.4 mini: 40, $1.69 per 1MGPT-5.4: 63, $5.62 per 1MQwen3.5 9B: 64, $0.19 per 1MQwen3.5 27B: 26, $0.82 per 1MGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 69, $4.5 per 1MClaude Sonnet 4.6: 52, $6 per 1MClaude Opus 4.6: 51, $10 per 1MGemini 3 Flash Preview: 65, $1.12 per 1MGPT-5.2 Codex: 50, $4.81 per 1MMistral Large 3: 20, $0.75 per 1MQwen3.6 Plus: 40, $1.12 per 1MQwen3.6 PlusPrice per 1M tokens →↑ Reading & documents$0.1$1$10204060GPT-6.1 Terra: 64, $2 per 1MMuse Spark Open: 61, $2 per 1MClaude Haiku 5.5: 39, $0.2 per 1MMistral Large 4: 29, $2.06 per 1MGemini 4 Argon: 71, $4 per 1MGPT-6.1 Sol: 73, $4 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5.5: 67, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Sol: 62, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Luna: 50, $0.2 per 1MClaude Opus 5.5: 68, $8 per 1MGrok 4.7: 56, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 60, $0.21 per 1MGPT-6 Astra: 72, $20 per 1MMuse Spark 1.3: 63, $2 per 1MGemini 3.8 Flash: 55, $1.5 per 1MClaude Fable 5.1: 71, $20 per 1MQwen3.8 Flash: 46, $0.23 per 1MGLM-5.3-Flash: 50, $0.24 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: 33, $0.32 per 1MQwen3.8 27B: 45, $1.12 per 1MGLM-5.3: 47, $2.15 per 1MGemini 3.7 Flash: 60, $1.5 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: 63, $0.99 per 1MGrok 4.6: 53, $3 per 1MMuse Glimmer 30B: 47, $0.52 per 1MMuse Spark 1.2: 54, $2 per 1MQwen3.8 Max: 59, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 59, $0.15 per 1MClaude Opus 5: 63, $10 per 1MGemini 3.6 Flash: 50, $1.5 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 34, $0.85 per 1MKimi K3: 58, $6 per 1MQwen3.7 Flash: 22, $0.055 per 1MGPT-5.6 Terra: 50, $4.5 per 1MGPT-5.6 Sol: 65, $8 per 1MGPT-5.6 Luna: 44, $0.45 per 1MGrok 4.5: 49, $3 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5: 51, $4 per 1MGLM-5.2: 47, $2.15 per 1MKimi K2.7 Code: 34, $1.71 per 1MClaude Fable 5: 73, $20 per 1MQwen3.7 Plus: 38, $0.7 per 1MClaude Opus 4.8: 55, $10 per 1MQwen3.7 Max: 49, $3.75 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash: 56, $3.38 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro: 51, $1.19 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash: 31, $0.18 per 1MGPT-5.5: 64, $11.2 per 1MQwen3.6 27B: 30, $1.35 per 1MKimi K2.6: 36, $1.71 per 1MGrok 4.3: 25, $1.56 per 1MGrok Build 0.1: 38, $1.25 per 1MClaude Opus 4.7: 56, $10 per 1MMuse Spark 1.1: 50, $2 per 1MGLM-5V-Turbo: 39, $1.9 per 1MGPT-5.4 nano: 36, $0.46 per 1MGPT-5.4 mini: 40, $1.69 per 1MGPT-5.4: 63, $5.62 per 1MQwen3.5 9B: 64, $0.19 per 1MQwen3.5 27B: 26, $0.82 per 1MGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 69, $4.5 per 1MClaude Sonnet 4.6: 52, $6 per 1MClaude Opus 4.6: 51, $10 per 1MGemini 3 Flash Preview: 65, $1.12 per 1MGPT-5.2 Codex: 50, $4.81 per 1MMistral Large 3: 20, $0.75 per 1MQwen3.6 Plus: 40, $1.12 per 1MQwen3.6 PlusPrice per 1M tokens →↑ Reading & documents

OpenRouter $0.33 / $1.95 · Alibaba $0.5 / $3 · Cached input $0.05

Since Qwen3.5 Plus

4 releases in the Qwen3.7 Plus line.

Qwen PlusJan 25, 2024753dQwen3.5 PlusFeb 16, 202644dQwen3.6 PlusApr 1, 202661dQwen3.7 PlusJun 1, 2026
Released44 days later
Price in / out$0.5 / $3+25%
Context1Msame
Reasoning33−9.9
Math37−25.8

A newer release is out: Qwen3.7 Plus.

ECI STANDING#71 of 270
SCORE147.3145.07–149.26 CI
FRONTIER LAGLaunched 9.7 months behindScores about what o3-pro did in June 2025.
SCORES LIKE THESE MODELSo3-proOpenAI · Jun 2025147.33Qwen3.7-PlusAlibaba · Jun 2026147.0
MiniMax-M3MiniMax · Jun 2026146.87
Qwen3.5 397B-A17BAlibaba · Feb 2026146.8
Full Epoch Capabilities Index ranking ↗

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 DATEApr 1, 2026
WEIGHTSClosed weights
CONTEXT WINDOW1M
MAX OUTPUT65.5K
REASONINGNot listed
TOOL CALLINGNot listed
INPUTStext, image/bmp, image/jpeg, image/png, image/tiff, image/webp, image/heic, video/mp4, video/x-msvideo, video/x-matroska, video/quicktime, video/x-flv, video/x-ms-wmv
OUTPUTStext

Models.dev record ↗

Specifications and prices from Models.dev; availability and limits may differ by provider. Benchmarks from Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0), LiveBench and the other sources named above.