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Qwen3.6 Max Preview

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alibaba/qwen3-6-max-preview

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...

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Cheapest blended: ¥2.34 / 1M tokens on Alibaba Cloud DashScopeGet custom quote

Reachability & verification

Live reachability

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Target (Alibaba Cloud DashScope): https://dashscope.aliyun.com/compatible-mode/v1

Overseas reference latency (est.)

Singapore 90 ms London 160 ms

Live reachability probe

Measured in real time from the ModelHub gateway egress to this model's API endpoint. Green means reachable right now. Overseas reference latencies are estimates; the live probe is the proof of current reachability.

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Pricing across providers

1

Prices are shown in each provider's billing currency — ¥ (CNY) for Chinese providers, $ (USD) for overseas gateways.

ProviderInput /1MOutput /1MBlendedCtxp50 latencyAPIVerified
Alibaba Cloud DashScopeqwen3.6-max-preview¥1.04¥6.24¥2.34262K OAI119d ago

Works with

CursorClineAiderContinueOpenCodeOpen WebUI

Any OpenAI-compatible client works — point the base URL at the provider endpoint.

Capabilities

Code samplesExample usingAlibaba Cloud DashScope— the cheapest hosting for this model as of last verification. Swapbase_urlandmodelto use a different provider from the matrix above.PythoncURLNode.jsCopyfrom openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI( api_key="YOUR_API_KEY", base_url="https://dashscope.aliyun.com/compatible-mode/v1", ) response = client.chat.completions.create( model="qwen3.6-max-preview", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}], ) print(response.choices[0].message.content)code

Code samples

Python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://dashscope.aliyun.com/compatible-mode/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen3.6-max-preview",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)
cURL
curl https://dashscope.aliyun.com/compatible-mode/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen3.6-max-preview",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'
Node.js
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://dashscope.aliyun.com/compatible-mode/v1",
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
});

const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "qwen3.6-max-preview",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);

Technical specs

Context

262K

Max output

66K

Parameters

Release

Training cutoff

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Qwen3.6 Max Preview cost?

The cheapest tracked blended price is ¥2.34 per 1M tokens on Alibaba Cloud DashScope. See the pricing matrix above for input/output splits per provider.

Can I use Qwen3.6 Max Preview from outside China?

Availability depends on the hosting provider. Use our Path Planner on the Alibaba Cloud DashScope page to map a verified official-vs-brokered access path, including payment and KYC constraints.

Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview open source?

No — Qwen3.6 Max Preview is a proprietary hosted model, available only through APIs.

Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview OpenAI-compatible?

Yes — at least one tracked provider exposes an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so Cursor, Cline, Aider and similar clients work with just a base-URL change.

What is the maximum context window?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview supports up to 262K tokens of context with a maximum output of 66K tokens.

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