Qwen3.6 35B A3B pricing
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is an open-weight multimodal model from Alibaba Cloud with 35 billion total parameters and 3 billion active parameters per token. Qwen3.6 35B A3B from Alibaba (Qwen) costs $0.150 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.050 per 1M. Context window 262,144 tokens.
API id qwen3.6-35b-a3b · Alibaba (Qwen) · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose
$0.150
Input / 1M tokens
$1.00
Output / 1M tokens
$0.050
Cached input / 1M
262K
Context window
Qwen3.6 35B A3B specifications
- Provider
- Alibaba (Qwen)
- API id
qwen3.6-35b-a3b- Model type
- general-purpose
- Context window
- 262K tokens
- Max output
- 236K tokens
- Currency
- USD
- Price source
- Provider API
- Last checked
- 2026-09-25
Tags
- vision
Qwen3.6 35B A3B across providers
The same model, priced by every seller we track. Ranked by the cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens, standard tier; savings measured against buying from the vendor directly.
| Provider | Input /1M | Cached /1M | Output /1M | 1M in + 1M out | vs vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.100 | — | $0.950 | $1.05 | −9% | |
| $0.150 | $0.050 | $1.00 | $1.15 | — | |
OpenRouterHost | $0.150 | $0.050 | $1.00 | $1.15 | — |
What Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs in practice
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 1,000 | 500 | $0.0006 |
| Document summary | 50,000 | 2,000 | $0.0095 |
| 1M tokens in, 200K out | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | $0.35 |
Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.
Qwen3.6 35B A3B price history
| Recorded | Input /1M | Output /1M |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | $0.150 | $1.00 |
| 2026-08-27 | $0.100 | $0.900 |
| 2026-08-17 | $0.140 | $1.00 |
| 2026-08-11 | $0.150 | $1.00 |
Common questions
- How much does Qwen3.6 35B A3B cost per 1M tokens?
- Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs $0.150 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.050 per 1M.
- What is Qwen3.6 35B A3B's context window?
- Qwen3.6 35B A3B accepts up to 262,144 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 235,929 output tokens.
- Is there a cheaper Qwen model than Qwen3.6 35B A3B?
- Yes. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is $0.100 per 1M input tokens versus $0.150 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B, with a 32,768 token context window.
- Where does this Qwen3.6 35B A3B price come from?
- From the OpenRouter catalogue, because Alibaba (Qwen) does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from Alibaba (Qwen)'s own — verify before committing spend.
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