Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)

Qwen3.6-Flash API Pricing

International pricing, tiered by context length: 0-256K $0.25/$1.5, 256K-1M $1/$4 per 1M tokens.

Verified against Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)’s pricing page on 2026-07-02.

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Facts

Specs

  • FamilyQwen
  • API IDqwen3.6-flash
  • ModalityText
  • Context window
  • Max output
  • Release dateNot published

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

  • Input$0.25 / 1M tokens
  • Output$1.50 / 1M tokens
  • Cached input
  • Cache write
  • Batch discount

Notes

International pricing, tiered by context length: 0-256K $0.25/$1.5, 256K-1M $1/$4 per 1M tokens.

Worked cost examples

Estimated monthly cost on three common usage shapes

WorkloadEst. monthly cost

Chatbot

800 input / 200 output tokens per request, 100,000 requests/month

$50.00

RAG pipeline

6,000 input / 700 output tokens per request, 30,000 requests/month

$76.50

Batch summarization

20,000 input / 1,500 output tokens per request, 5,000 requests/month

$36.25

Price history

Changes we have documented since we began tracking

No price changes recorded since we began tracking.

Qwen3.6-Flash pricing FAQ

How much does Qwen3.6-Flash cost per 1M tokens?
Qwen3.6-Flash costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens.
How much does Qwen3.6-Flash cost per request?
A typical request of 800 input and 200 output tokens costs about $0.0005 on Qwen3.6-Flash.
Is Qwen3.6-Flash cheaper than Qwen-Flash?
Qwen3.6-Flash is more expensive than Qwen-Flash on input tokens, by about 400%.
Does Qwen3.6-Flash have cache pricing?
No cache discount is documented for Qwen3.6-Flash on the provider's pricing page.