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Qwen3.6 Plus

Qwen Release: 2026-04-20 Tested on: 2026-07-16 21:57 qwen/qwen3.6-plus::medium
~397B total (~17B active)MoEClosedEstimated

Summary

Qwen3.6 Plus scores 7.8 on AI BENCHY and ranks #34. It has 10.0 reliability, a 71.2% pass rate, $0.405 total cost, and 43.12s average response time.

What makes Qwen3.6 Plus unique: Its total benchmark cost is unusually low for its score range.

Identity note

Qwen3.6 Plus Preview was the preview version of Qwen3.6 Plus.

Model facts

Researched on 2026-08-12

Estimated
Parameters
~397B total (~17B active)
Architecture
MoE
Availability
Closed
License
-

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

Parameter source Availability source

Score

7.8

Consistency

9.3

Reliability

10.0

Total Cost (Current Price)

$0.405 ↑ +78.3%

Tested at: $0.227

Total Output Tokens

191,237

Total Input Tokens

97,689

Input Price

$0.325 / 1M

Output Price

$1.950 / 1M

Tests Correct

Wrong Tests: 7

Attempt pass rate: 71.2%

Flaky tests

2

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

Response Time (avg)

43.12s

Response Time (max): 291.55s

Response Time (total): 905.53s

Wrong answer: 5 API error: 1 Did not follow instructions: 1

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#34 Qwen3.6 Plus

medium
Cost
$0.024
Time
219.0s
Tokens
12,235 tok

Run history

Tested on Score Reliability Tests Correct Total Cost Compare
2026-08-14 01:53 Re-test 7.8 10.0 $0.418 ↑ Compare
2026-07-16 21:57 New test added 7.8 10.0 $0.405 ↑ Current run
2026-06-04 13:30 New test added 7.9 10.0 $0.294 ↑ Compare
2026-05-22 00:01 Re-test 7.8 10.0 $0.082 Compare
2026-04-11 01:44 First recorded run 8.1 N/A $0.000 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
2026-06-04 15:40 $0.325 / 1M $1.950 / 1M

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Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

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Category Breakdown

Category Score Consistency Tests Correct
Anti-AI Tricks 10.0 10.0
Coding 6.1 7.8
Combined 10.0 10.0
Data parsing and extraction 10.0 10.0
Domain specific 2.9 7.2
General Intelligence 5.1 10.0
Instructions following 10.0 10.0
Puzzle Solving 10.0 10.0
Tool Calling 10.0 10.0
Trivia 3.0 10.0

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