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#161

Qwen3.6 Flash

Qwen Release: 2026-04-20 Tested on: 2026-10-01 00:36 qwen/qwen3.6-flash::medium
~35B total (~3B active)MoEClosedEstimated
(medium) (none)

Summary

Qwen3.6 Flash scores 7.4 on AI BENCHY and ranks #161. It has 10.0 reliability, a 68.1% pass rate, $0.783 total cost, and 45.45s average response time.

What makes Qwen3.6 Flash unique: It uses unusually many reasoning tokens, which can help explain its slower or more expensive runs.

Model facts

Researched on 2026-08-12

Estimated
Parameters
~35B total (~3B active)
Architecture
MoE
Availability
Closed
License
-

Best estimate from public evidence; the vendor did not disclose every value. Estimate from the released Flash-class architecture.

Parameter source Availability source

Score

7.4

Consistency

8.3

Reliability

10.0

Total Cost (Current Price)

$0.783 ↓ -8.7%

Tested at: $0.858

Total Output Tokens

652,280

Total Input Tokens

258,760

Input Price

$0.188 / 1M

Output Price

$1.125 / 1M

Cache Read Price

N/A

Cache Write Price

$0.235 / 1M

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Tests Correct

Wrong Tests: 10

Attempt pass rate: 68.1%

Flaky tests

5

Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).

Response Time (avg)

45.45s

Response Time (max): 578.13s

Response Time (total): 1045.45s

Wrong answer: 8 Did not follow instructions: 1 Invalid tool call: 1

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#161 Qwen3.6 Flash

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.008
Time
29.9s
Tokens
6,784 tok

Run history

Tested on Score Reliability Tests Correct Total Cost Compare
2026-10-01 00:36 Re-test 7.4 10.0 $0.783 ↓ Current run
2026-07-16 21:53 New test added 6.9 10.0 $0.738 ↓ Compare
2026-06-04 13:18 New test added 7.5 10.0 $0.288 ↓ Compare
2026-05-21 23:53 Suite changed 7.4 9.7 $0.348 Compare
2026-04-27 23:06 Initial run 8.1 10.0 $0.174 Compare

This run used a different benchmark suite. Keep suite changes in mind when reading historical movement.

Price History

Historical pricing data for this model from OpenRouter.

Date Input Price Output Price Cache Read Price Cache Write Price
2026-08-14 12:51 $0.188 / 1M $1.125 / 1M N/A N/A
2026-10-01 18:33 $0.188 / 1M $1.125 / 1M N/A $0.235 / 1M

Charts

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Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

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Category Breakdown

Category Score Consistency Tests Correct
Agentic 10.0 10.0
Anti-AI Tricks 10.0 10.0
Coding 5.0 5.1
Combined 6.5 10.0
Data parsing and extraction 10.0 10.0
Domain specific 2.9 4.4
General Intelligence 4.8 9.9
Instructions following 10.0 10.0
Puzzle Solving 8.2 7.2
Tool Calling 10.0 10.0
Trivia 3.0 10.0

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