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Qwen3.6-Max-Preview

Scheduled retirement · 2026-10-10Chat modelCoding modelQwen3.6

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview

Release date: 2026-04-18Updated: 2026-09-04Scheduled retirement: 2026-10-10Views: 1,398
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Parameters
No data
Context length
262K
Multilingual
Supported
Reasoning ability
3/5

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview is a chat model from Alibaba, released on 2026-04-18. It accepts text input and returns text output. The recorded context window is 262K, and the recorded maximum output is 64K. Cataloged capabilities include Multilingual. The model weights are proprietary and are not published for download. Use the linked references to confirm current access, licensing, and provider-specific limits.

Data sourced primarily from official releases (GitHub, Hugging Face, papers), then benchmark leaderboards, then third-party evaluators. Learn about our data methodology

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview

Model basics

Reasoning traces
No data
Thinking modes
Thinking Mode (Default)Standard Mode
Context length
262K tokens
Max output length
64K tokens
Model type
Chat model
Modality (in / out)
Text → Text
Release date
2026-04-18
Model file size
No data
MoE architecture
No
Total params / Active params
No data / Not applicable
Knowledge cutoff
No data
Qwen3.6-Max-Preview

Open source & experience

Code license
Proprietary
Weights license
Proprietary
GitHub repo
N/A
Hugging Face
N/A
Live demo
Qwen3.6-Max-Preview

Official resources

Paper
DataLearnerAI blog
N/A
Qwen3.6-Max-Preview

API details

API speed
3/5
💡Default unit: $/1M tokens. If vendors use other units, follow their published pricing.
Standard
TypeConditionInputOutput
TextContext <= 128$1.30/ 1M$7.80/ 1M
TextContext > 128$2.00/ 1M$12.00/ 1M

“—” means the modality is not billed in that direction, or the vendor has not published a price for it.

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview

Benchmark Results

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview currently shows benchmark results led by MMLU Pro (5 / 134, score 88.50), LiveCodeBench (13 / 128, score 87.10), Context Arena (19 / 126, score 88.14). This page also consolidates core specs, context limits, and API pricing so you can evaluate the model from benchmark results and deployment constraints together.

Thinking
Tool usage

General Knowledge

3 evaluations
Benchmark / mode
Score
Rank/total
88.50
5 / 134
HLE
Thinking ModeTools
50.20
34 / 191
HLE
Max
28.80
106 / 191

General Evaluation

1 evaluations
Benchmark / mode
Score
Rank/total
90.40
44 / 273

Coding and Software Engineer

5 evaluations
Benchmark / mode
Score
Rank/total
87.10
13 / 128
SWE-bench Verified
Thinking ModeTools
78.80
21 / 116
SWE-bench Multilingual
Thinking ModeTools
73.80
12 / 28
SWE-Bench Pro - Public
Thinking ModeTools
56.60
24 / 61
57.30
22 / 61

Common Sense Reasoning

1 evaluations
Benchmark / mode
Score
Rank/total
SimpleBench
Standard Mode
63
21 / 92

Instruction Following

1 evaluations
Benchmark / mode
Score
Rank/total
74.20
11 / 36

AI Agent - Tool Usage

2 evaluations
Benchmark / mode
Score
Rank/total
Terminal Bench 2.0
Thinking ModeTools
61.60
16 / 48
65.40
11 / 48

Text Embedding

2 evaluations
Benchmark / mode
Score
Rank/total
Context Arena
Standard Mode
70.62
61 / 126
Context Arena
Thinking Mode
88.14
19 / 126

Math and Reasoning

1 evaluations
Benchmark / mode
Score
Rank/total
83.80
14 / 24

Productivity Knowledge

1 evaluations
Benchmark / mode
Score
Rank/total
51
12 / 21

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Qwen3.6-Max-Preview

Publisher

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview

Model Overview

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview is a chat model from Alibaba, released on 2026-04-18.

It accepts text input and produces text output. Its cataloged capabilities include Multilingual. The recorded context window is 262K, and the recorded maximum output is 64K.

The model weights are proprietary and are not published for download. The page records 4 API pricing rules from the listed provider; current provider pricing and conditions should be checked before deployment. The evaluation section contains 15 cataloged benchmark results with their recorded modes and scores. The page links 2 release, model-card, repository, or provider references for checking the underlying claims. Specifications, availability, and prices can change; undisclosed values are intentionally left unstated.

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview

FAQ

What is Qwen3.6-Max-Preview?

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview is a chat model from Alibaba, released on 2026-04-18. It accepts text input and returns text output. The recorded context window is 262K, and the recorded maximum output is 64K. Cataloged capabilities include Multilingual. The model weights are proprietary and are not published for download. Use the linked references to confirm current access, licensing, and provider-specific limits.

What input and output modalities does Qwen3.6-Max-Preview support?

The current model record lists text as input and text as output.

What are the main recorded specifications for Qwen3.6-Max-Preview?

The recorded context window is 262K, and the recorded maximum output is 64K. Fields without a source-backed value remain undisclosed.

Does Qwen3.6-Max-Preview have API pricing?

The page records 4 API pricing rules from the listed provider; current provider pricing and conditions should be checked before deployment.

Are benchmark results available for Qwen3.6-Max-Preview?

The evaluation section contains 15 cataloged benchmark results with their recorded modes and scores. Compare only results that use the same benchmark version and evaluation mode.

Is Qwen3.6-Max-Preview open source?

The model weights are proprietary and are not published for download. Review the linked license text before commercial or derivative use.

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