Alibaba QwenQwen3.6 Flash pricing
$0.19 per 1M input tokens and $1.12 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.18¢ per chat answer and 0.54¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Qwen3.6 Flash 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 | 0.18¢$1.81 / 1,000 | 88 in · 689 out · 909 reasoning | 151 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.08¢$0.83 / 1,000 | 326 in · 98 out · 587 reasoning | 150 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥1.8¢$18.02 / 1,000 | 104 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 230 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥1.8¢$18.06 / 1,000 | 345 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 264 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.17¢$1.72 / 1,000 | 1,386 in · 1,166 out · 136 reasoning | 93 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.22¢$2.20 / 1,000 | 777 in · 671 out · 1,159 reasoning | 161 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.54¢$5.43 / 1,000 | 13,119 in · 501 out · 2,141 reasoning | 137 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.25¢$2.54 / 1,000 | 501 in · 561 out · 1,617 reasoning | 183 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥1.9¢$19.19 / 1,000 | 6,357 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 159 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.40¢$3.95 / 1,000 | 3,751 in · 974 out · 1,912 reasoning | 147 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.97¢$9.74 / 1,000 | 1,463 in · 534 out · 7,879 reasoning | 205 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥1.9¢$18.91 / 1,000 | 4,874 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 201 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.30¢$2.99 / 1,000 | 177 in · 405 out · 2,225 reasoning | 193 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 53¢$532 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 80,850 reasoning | 176 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Qwen3.6 Flash through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alibabaunknown | $0.19 / $1.12 | - | 1M | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Apr 27, 2026 at $0.25 input / $1.50 output. Since then the output price moved from $1.50 to $1.12 per 1M tokens (1 change).
FAQ
How much does Qwen3.6 Flash cost?
Qwen3.6 Flash costs $0.19 per 1 million input tokens and $1.12 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.18¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.54¢.
Where is Qwen3.6 Flash cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Alibaba: $0.19 input and $1.12 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Qwen3.6 Flash cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Qwen3.6 Flash was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Alibaba Qwen. Real usage can differ.