QwenProprietaryReleased Apr 27, 2026Qwen3.6 Flash pricing, benchmarks and cost analysis
Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI)range 140.2 to 144.4
Throughput not measured for this model
In $0.188Out $1.13 per 1MCache discount 90%
Context window, tokens
Ranks are among the 101 models we track (intelligence = Epoch Capabilities Index by Epoch AI, CC BY 4.0; intelligence and speed: among those with data; cost: #1 is cheapest). Monthly cost uses the default workload of 2,000 input and 500 output tokens, 10,000 requests a day, 40% cached.
Comparison summary
Qwen3.6 Flash costs $241 a month for the default workload of 2,000 input and 500 output tokens, 10,000 requests a day with 40% cached input. That is 72% below the median model ($873). It ranks #20 of 101 on cost, where #1 is the cheapest.
It scores 142.9 on the Epoch Capabilities Index (#62 of 66). Among the 9 other models within 2 points, 5 cost less, and it costs 13% more than their median ($212). The cheapest stable-priced model that scores at least as high is Qwen3.7 Flash (144.1) at $31.74 a month, 87% less.
Cached input is 90% cheaper than fresh input, in line with the 90% median. It is a proprietary model served by Qwen.
Technical specifications
- Context window
- 1M tokens
- Input price
- $0.188 / 1M
- Cached input price
- $0.019 / 1M
- Output price
- $1.13 / 1M
- Cache discount
- 90%
- Batch API
- Not listed
- Open weights
- No
- Release date
- Apr 27, 2026
- Price volatility
- Stable
Benchmarks
Best score for this model on each leaderboard, ranked against the other models listed there.
Your monthly bill
Standard
$241 / month- Input
- $67.68
- Cached input
- $4.56
- Output
- $168.75
Batch
No batch rates are listed for this model.
Price history
No price changes since we started tracking on Jul 13, 2026.
Cheaper alternatives
Models with stable pricing and a Epoch Capabilities Index within 2 points of Qwen3.6 Flash (or higher) that cost less for the default workload.
