Alibaba Qwenopen weightsQwen3.6 27B pricing
$0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.32¢ per chat answer and 0.86¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Qwen3.6 27B costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Qwen3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.32¢$3.22 / 1,000 | 88 in · 689 out · 909 reasoning | 200 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.15¢$1.45 / 1,000 | 326 in · 98 out · 587 reasoning | 197 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥3.2¢$32.03 / 1,000 | 104 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 274 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥3.2¢$32.09 / 1,000 | 345 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 287 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.30¢$2.95 / 1,000 | 1,386 in · 1,166 out · 136 reasoning | 120 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.39¢$3.85 / 1,000 | 777 in · 671 out · 1,159 reasoning | 204 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.86¢$8.56 / 1,000 | 13,119 in · 501 out · 2,141 reasoning | 170 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.45¢$4.48 / 1,000 | 501 in · 561 out · 1,617 reasoning | 216 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥3.4¢$33.59 / 1,000 | 6,357 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 198 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.67¢$6.71 / 1,000 | 3,751 in · 974 out · 1,912 reasoning | 202 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 1.7¢$17.19 / 1,000 | 1,463 in · 534 out · 7,879 reasoning | 247 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥3.3¢$33.22 / 1,000 | 4,874 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 229 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.53¢$5.30 / 1,000 | 177 in · 405 out · 2,225 reasoning | 231 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 27¢$267 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 80,850 reasoning | 125 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Qwen3.6 27B through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chutesfp8 | $0.25 / $2.00 | $0.025 | 262K | 100% |
| R Rekaunknown | $0.29 / $2.50 | $0.029 | 262K | 100% |
 Alibabaunknown | $0.45 / $2.70 | - | 262K | |
 SiliconFlowfp8 | $0.30 / $3.20 | - | 262K | |
 DeepInfrafp8 | $0.32 / $3.20 | - | 262K | 100% |
| P Phalaunknown | $0.32 / $3.25 | $0.03 | 262K | 100% |
| V Venicefp8 | $0.33 / $3.25 | - | 256K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Apr 27, 2026 at $0.20 input / $1.56 output. Since then the output price moved from $1.56 to $2.00 per 1M tokens (14 changes).
FAQ
How much does Qwen3.6 27B cost?
Qwen3.6 27B costs $0.25 per 1 million input tokens and $2.00 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.025 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.32¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.86¢.
Where is Qwen3.6 27B cheapest?
Among 7 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Chutes: $0.25 input and $2.00 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Qwen3.6 27B cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Qwen3.6 27B was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Alibaba Qwen. Real usage can differ.