Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Alibaba · Released Apr 2026
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is Alibaba's preview-stage flagship model from the Qwen3.6 generation with a 262K token context window.
- Strengths
- Delivers higher capability than the standard Qwen3.6 tier while operating within the same context window as other Qwen3.6 models.
- Best for
- Complex reasoning and generation tasks where you need more capability than Qwen3.6 Plus but within the 262K context constraints.
- Limitations
- Preview-stage availability and 262K token context are tighter than Qwen3.7 Max or Qwen3.7 Plus, which offer 1 million token windows; stability should be expected to improve as it moves beyond preview.
Input / 1M
$1.03
Output / 1M
$6.16
Cached input / 1M
—
Context window
262K
Also billed
- Cache write
- $1.28 / 1M
Price history
Input (solid)Output (dashed)
Price change
- 30d
- in — out —
- 90d
- in decreased 1.3% out decreased 1.3%
- 1y
- in decreased 1.3% out decreased 1.3%
- Since launch
- in decreased 1.3% out decreased 1.3%
Snapshots
| Effective | Input | Output | Cached in | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2026 | $1.03 | $6.16 | — | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 29 Jun 2026 | $1.04 | $6.24 | — | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 11 Jun 2026 | $1.04 | $6.24 | — | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |