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Qwen 3.6 Plus
ActiveCost-performance leader; 78.8% SWE-bench Verified; closed-weights. $0.325/$1.95 via DashScope ($0.50/$3.00 third-party).
About this version
Qwen 3.6 Plus is the latest active release in the Qwen family, positioned as a balanced‑tier model and launched in April 2026. It features an expanded context window of up to one million tokens and operates with closed weights. The model is marketed as a cost‑performance leader, achieving 78.8 % verification on SWE‑bench, and is priced at $0.325 per 1K tokens (or $1.95 per 1M tokens) through DashScope, with third‑party rates of $0.50/$3.00 respectively.
- API string
- qwen3.6-plus
- Context window
- 1M ctx
- Tier
- Balanced
- Released
- Apr 1, 2026
Release & change timeline
1 event- Release
Qwen 3.6 Plus released
First Qwen model to directly challenge Anthropic/OpenAI flagships on practical coding; 78.8% SWE-bench Verified, 1M context.
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