Qwen3.6 Flash Pricing, Benchmarks & Channels
Qwen3.6 Flash is a 2026-04-27 model from Alibaba Qwen featuring a 1M context window and extended reasoning capabilities. Lowest rate on Alibaba Cloud Bailian (CN) ($0.165 in / $0.99 out per 1M tokens).
Input Price / 1M
$0.165
Output Price / 1M
$0.99
Cache Read / 1M
$0.0165
Context Window
1M
Generation Speed
132 TPS
Access Grade
A · CN Direct
F.A.R.E. Four-Dimension Score Breakdown
Scenario Capability Breakdown (0–100):
💻 Coding
70/100
✍️ Writing
70/100
📚 Long-Doc RAG
76/100
👁️ Vision OCR
74/100
F.A.R.E. CAPABILITY RADAR
Qwen3.6 Flash Multi-Platform Price Comparison (3 Verified Channels)
All prices are in USD per 1M tokens. Domestic developers can prioritize channels marked "Direct in CN" for compliant access and local billing.
| Platform / Gateway | Network Access | Input ($/1M) | Output ($/1M) | Cache Hit ($/1M) | Billing & Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud Bailian (CN) Lowest Price | Direct in CN | $0.165 | $0.99 | $0.0165 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| OpenRouter | Direct in CN | $0.1875 | $1.125 | $0.0469 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| 302.AI Gateway | Direct in CN | $0.19 | $1.13 | $0.0171 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
✅ Core Strengths & Ideal Workloads
- Fast generation speed (~132 tokens/sec)
- Ultra-low token cost, ideal for high-volume batch workloads
- Direct access in mainland China with RMB enterprise billing
⚠️ 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)