Qwen3.6 Max Preview
by Alibaba
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...
Quick Facts
Provider
Alibaba
Model ID
qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview
Modality
Text to Text
Tier
Premium
Last Updated
2026-07-12
Released
2026-04-27
Context Length
262K tokens
Tokenizer
Qwen
Input Price
$1.04/M
Output Price
$6.24/M
When To Use Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Best for
- Coding, debugging, and implementation planning
- Reasoning-heavy questions and step-by-step analysis
- Research, summarization, and document work
- 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
- Prompts that require image or screenshot understanding
- Voice, speech, or audio transcription workflows
Input & Output
Accepts
Generates
Pricing
All prices are per 1 million tokens
Input
$1.04/M
Output
$6.24/M
Cache Write
$1.30/M
Capabilities
- Natural language understanding and generation
- Long context window for extended conversations
Example Prompts
Review this TypeScript function for edge cases, bugs, and simpler implementation options.
Turn this product requirement into a small implementation plan with tests.
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.
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Supported Parameters
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