Alibaba QwenQwen3.6 Plus pricing
$0.33 per 1M input tokens and $1.95 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.31¢ per chat answer and 0.94¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Qwen3.6 Plus 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 | 0.31¢$3.14 / 1,000 | 88 in · 689 out · 909 reasoning | 199 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.14¢$1.44 / 1,000 | 326 in · 98 out · 587 reasoning | 196 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥3.1¢$31.23 / 1,000 | 104 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 272 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥3.1¢$31.31 / 1,000 | 345 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 285 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.30¢$2.99 / 1,000 | 1,386 in · 1,166 out · 136 reasoning | 121 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.38¢$3.82 / 1,000 | 777 in · 671 out · 1,159 reasoning | 203 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.94¢$9.42 / 1,000 | 13,119 in · 501 out · 2,141 reasoning | 177 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.44¢$4.41 / 1,000 | 501 in · 561 out · 1,617 reasoning | 215 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥3.3¢$33.27 / 1,000 | 6,357 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 197 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.68¢$6.85 / 1,000 | 3,751 in · 974 out · 1,912 reasoning | 204 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 1.7¢$16.88 / 1,000 | 1,463 in · 534 out · 7,879 reasoning | 244 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥3.3¢$32.78 / 1,000 | 4,874 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 228 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.52¢$5.19 / 1,000 | 177 in · 405 out · 2,225 reasoning | 229 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 92¢$922 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 80,850 reasoning | 230 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Qwen3.6 Plus through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alibabaunknown | $0.33 / $1.95 | - | 1M | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Apr 23, 2026 at $0.33 input / $1.95 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Qwen3.6 Plus cost?
Qwen3.6 Plus costs $0.33 per 1 million input tokens and $1.95 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.31¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.94¢.
Where is Qwen3.6 Plus cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Alibaba: $0.33 input and $1.95 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Qwen3.6 Plus cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Qwen3.6 Plus was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Alibaba Qwen. Real usage can differ.