Qwen3.6 27B
by Alibaba
Qwen3.6 27B is a dense 27-billion-parameter language model from the Qwen Team at Alibaba, released in April 2026. It features hybrid multimodal capabilities — accepting text, image, and video inputs...
Quick Facts
Provider
Alibaba
Model ID
qwen/qwen3.6-27b
Modality
Text and Image and Video to Text
Tier
Premium
Last Updated
2026-07-12
Released
2026-04-27
Context Length
262K tokens
Tokenizer
Qwen3
Input Price
$0.30/M
Output Price
$3.20/M
When To Use Qwen3.6 27B
Best for
- Reasoning-heavy questions and step-by-step analysis
- Research, summarization, and document work
- Image understanding, screenshots, and visual questions
- Comparing Alibaba responses against other leading AI models
Not ideal for
- High-volume casual chats where you want to conserve premium credits
- Native image generation workflows
- Voice, speech, or audio transcription workflows
Input & Output
Accepts
Generates
Pricing
All prices are per 1 million tokens
Input
$0.30/M
Output
$3.20/M
Capabilities
- Natural language understanding and generation
- Image analysis and understanding
- Long context window for extended conversations
Example Prompts
Solve this problem step by step, then summarize the final answer in one paragraph.
Summarize these notes into key findings, risks, and recommended next steps.
Analyze this screenshot and explain what is happening, including any UI issues.
Compare how Qwen3.6 27B and two other models answer this prompt.
Use Qwen3.6 27B to produce a concise answer, then list assumptions and tradeoffs.
Supported Parameters
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