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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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
| Workload | Est. 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.