Qwen: Qwen3.6 Plus (free)
QWEN Developer Architecture Profile
Intelligence (ELO)1062Chatbot Arena Verified
Max Context1,000,000Tokens
API Cost / 1MFREEBlended Prompt + Completion
Model Capabilities
Qwen 3.6 Plus builds on a hybrid architecture that combines efficient linear attention with sparse mixture-of-experts routing, enabling strong scalability and high-performance inference. Compared to the 3.5 series, it delivers major gains in agentic coding, front-end development, and overall reasoning, with a significantly improved “vibe coding” experience. The model excels at complex tasks such as 3D scenes, games, and repository-level problem solving, achieving a 78.8 score on SWE-bench Verified. It represents a substantial leap in both pure-text and multimodal capabilities, performing at the level of leading state-of-the-art models.
Granular Pricing Matrix
Input Tokens (Prompt)Free / 1M
Output Tokens (Completion)Free / 1M
Pricing data via OpenRouter. Sync: 4/2/2026
Evaluate Competitors
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