Qwen3.6 27B Pricing, Benchmarks & Channels
Qwen3.6 27B is a 2026-04-22 model from Alibaba Qwen featuring a 262K context window and extended reasoning capabilities. Lowest rate on SiliconFlow (CN) ($0.4498 in / $2.6988 out per 1M tokens).
Input Price / 1M
$0.44980438
Output Price / 1M
$2.69882628
Cache Read / 1M
$0.1125
Context Window
262K
Generation Speed
56 TPS
Access Grade
A · CN Direct
F.A.R.E. Four-Dimension Score Breakdown
Scenario Capability Breakdown (0–100):
💻 Coding
71/100
✍️ Writing
71/100
📚 Long-Doc RAG
76/100
👁️ Vision OCR
74/100
F.A.R.E. CAPABILITY RADAR
Qwen3.6 27B Multi-Platform Price Comparison (3 Verified Channels)
All prices are in USD per 1M tokens. Domestic developers can prioritize channels marked "Direct in CN" for compliant access and local billing.
| Platform / Gateway | Network Access | Input ($/1M) | Output ($/1M) | Cache Hit ($/1M) | Billing & Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiliconFlow (CN) Lowest Price | Direct in CN | $0.4498 | $2.6988 | $0.1125 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| OpenRouter | Direct in CN | $0.32 | $3.2 | $0.08 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| DeepInfra | Global Network | $0.32 | $3.2 | $0.08 | Global cloud billing | Visit Official → |
✅ Core Strengths & Ideal Workloads
- Direct access in mainland China with RMB enterprise billing
- Open weights available for private self-hosting (~17GB VRAM at INT4)
⚠️ Limitations & Practical Caveats
- Direct access via Alibaba Cloud Bailian (DashScope) with enterprise SLA and open-weight Apache-2.0 variants.
- Extended thinking generates internal reasoning tokens (~1.8x output multiplier)