Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview
The Max model, the largest and most capable variant in the Qwen3.6 series, is now available in a preview version. At present, only its plain-text capabilities are open for experimentation. Compared with the previously released Qwen3-Max and Qwen3.6-Plus, this model features enhanced vibe coding abilities, more efficient coding agent execution, and significantly improved front-end development skills. Additionally, its long-tail knowledge retention has been further upgraded.
Model specifications
- Input
- text
- Output
- text
- Context
- 256,000 tokens
- Max output
- 64,000 tokens
- Input price
- $0.65 / 1M tokens
- Output price
- $3.9 / 1M tokens
- Released
- 2026-04-21
Capabilities
- Streaming
- Function calling
- Vision
- JSON mode
- Playground
Provider pricing, discounts and data privacy
Compare effective provider prices, published discounts, regions, retention policies, training use, compliance, and privacy links by service tier.
Standard service tier
1 available provider · discounts up to 50% · tier input average $0.65 / 1M tokens · tier output average $3.9 / 1M tokens
Alibaba Cloud Int.(SG)
Tier: Standard · Region: SG
Pricing
- Input
- $0.65 / 1M tokens
- Output
- $3.9 / 1M tokens
- Cache read
- $0.065 / 1M tokens
- Cache write
- $0.8125 / 1M tokens
Discounts
- Input: 50% off — list $1.3 / 1M tokens, discounted $0.65 / 1M tokens, effective $0.65 / 1M tokens
- Cache read: 50% off — list $0.13 / 1M tokens, discounted $0.065 / 1M tokens, effective $0.065 / 1M tokens
- Output: 50% off — list $7.8 / 1M tokens, discounted $3.9 / 1M tokens, effective $3.9 / 1M tokens
- Cache write: 50% off — list $1.625 / 1M tokens, discounted $0.8125 / 1M tokens, effective $0.8125 / 1M tokens
- Prompt Price::Gt::128000: 50% off — list $2, discounted $1
- Prompt Price::Lte::128000: 50% off — list $1.3, discounted $0.65
- Cache Read Price::Gt::128000: 50% off — list $0.2, discounted $0.1
- Completion Price::Gt::128000: 50% off — list $12, discounted $6
- Cache Read Price::Lte::128000: 50% off — list $0.13, discounted $0.065
- Cache Write Price::Gt::128000: 50% off — list $2.5, discounted $1.25
- Completion Price::Lte::128000: 50% off — list $7.8, discounted $3.9
- Cache Write Price::Lte::128000: 50% off — list $1.625, discounted $0.8125
Data privacy and compliance
- Region
- SG
- Zero data retention
- No
- Data retention
- 30-day retention
- Used for training
- No
- Data collection
- Moderated
- No
- GDPR compliant
- Yes
- HIPAA compliant
- No
- SOC 2 certified
- Yes
- BYOK supported
- Yes
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
- The Max model, the largest and most capable variant in the Qwen3.6 series, is now available in a preview version. At present, only its plain-text capabilities are open for experimentation. Compared with the previously released Qwen3-Max and Qwen3.6-Plus, this model features enhanced vibe coding abilities, more efficient coding agent execution, and significantly improved front-end development skills. Additionally, its long-tail knowledge retention has been further upgraded.
- How much does Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview cost?
- Input costs start at $0.65 / 1M tokens and output costs start at $3.9 / 1M tokens. Provider-level prices vary by service tier.
- Are provider discounts available for Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
- Yes. Current provider offers include discounts of up to 50% from list price. The provider table shows list, discounted, and effective prices.
- What is the context length of Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
- Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview supports a 256,000 token context window and up to 64,000 output tokens.
- What capabilities does Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview support?
- Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview supports Streaming, Function calling, Vision, JSON mode, Playground.
- Which providers offer Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
- Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview is available from Alibaba Cloud Int.(SG).
- How do providers handle data privacy for Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
- 1 of 1 providers report that customer data is not used for training, and 0 offer zero-data-retention routing. Retention, compliance, and privacy-policy links are listed per provider.