Qwen · Model
Qwen3.6 27B pricing, context window and specs
Qwen3.6 27B costs $0.32 per million input tokens and $3.20 per million output tokens, and reads up to 262,144 tokens per request. By blended price it is number 9 of Qwen’s 13 current models here, counting from the cheapest.
- Input / 1M
- $0.32
- Output / 1M
- $3.20
- Cached / 1M
- –
- Context
- 262,144
- Max output
- 81,920
- Released
- 2026-04-27
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Pricing
Qwen3.6 27B API pricing
| Price per 1M tokens | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $0.32 | $3.20 |
Output costs 10.0× the input price, so long replies drive the bill more than long prompts. No cached-input price is published, so repeated prompt prefixes are billed at the full input price.
History
Qwen3.6 27B price history
Price increase, +2.7% blended
- Input
- from $0.45 to $0.32
- −29%
- Output
- from $2.70 to $3.20
- +19%
Price increase, +40% blended
- Input
- from $0.30 to $0.45
- +50%
- Output
- from $2 to $2.70
- +35%
Qwen3.6 27B has open weights, so this is the price of OpenRouter’s top-ranked host, which can move when hosts change rather than because Qwen changed its price. Every change across all models is in the AI pricing changes log.
Examples
What Qwen3.6 27B costs in practice
| Workload | Tokens in / out | Requests/day | Per request | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot | 1,500 / 400 | 1,000 | $0.00176 | $53.53 |
| RAG app | 6,000 / 500 | 500 | $0.00352 | $53.53 |
| Coding agent | 40,000 / 2,000 | 200 | $0.0192 | $116.80 |
| Document summariser | 8,000 / 600 | 300 | $0.00448 | $40.88 |
Change any number in the cost calculator.
Context
Context window
Qwen3.6 27B accepts up to 262,144 tokens per request, roughly 196,608 English words or 393 pages. That budget is shared between your prompt and the reply, and a single reply is capped at 81,920 tokens.
Filling the whole window with one prompt costs about $0.0839 at list price, so for repeated long-document work, retrieval (sending only the relevant parts) or prompt caching is usually much cheaper.
Features
Capabilities
- Image input
- Yes
- Tool / function calling
- Yes
- Reasoning mode
- Yes
- Prompt caching
- No
- Structured output
- Yes
- Open weights
- Yes
- Accepts
- text, image, video
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not published
As declared by the provider’s API. It shows a feature exists, not how well it works.
API
Qwen3.6 27B model ID
- OpenRouter
qwen/qwen3.6-27b- Open weights
- Qwen/Qwen3.6-27B
Use the OpenRouter ID when calling it through OpenRouter; Qwen’s own API may name it differently. See the model ID reference for the providers we document.
Qwen
Where Qwen3.6 27B sits in Qwen’s line-up
Ranked by blended price (three parts input to one part output, $1.04 per 1M for Qwen3.6 27B), it is number 9 of Qwen’s 13 current models here, counting from the cheapest. One step down, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B costs $0.715 blended (31% less). Unlike Qwen3.6 27B, it caps a reply at 65,536 tokens (81,920 here). One step up, Qwen3.5 397B A17B costs $1.2875 (1.2× as much). See every Qwen model and price
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.5-9B | $0.10 | $0.15 | 256,000 | 2026-03-10 |
| Qwen3.8 Flash | $0.15 | $0.47 | 1,000,000 | 2026-08-26 |
| Qwen3.8 Omni Flash | $0.15 | $0.47 | 1,000,000 | 2026-09-21 |
| Qwen3 Coder Next | $0.12 | $0.80 | 262,144 | 2026-02-04 |
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B | $0.10 | $0.95 | 262,144 | 2026-04-27 |
| Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct | $0.25 | $0.75 | 262,144 | 2025-10-14 |
| Qwen3.7 Plus | $0.32 | $1.28 | 1,000,000 | 2026-06-03 |
| Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | $0.26 | $2.08 | 262,144 | 2026-02-25 |
| Qwen3.6 27B (this page) | $0.32 | $3.20 | 262,144 | 2026-04-27 |
| Qwen3.5 397B A17B | $0.55 | $3.50 | 262,144 | 2026-02-16 |
| Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | $2 | $6 | 1,048,576 | 2026-08-12 |
| Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | $2 | $6 | 1,000,000 | 2026-09-03 |
| Qwen3.8 Max Prime | $4 | $12 | 1,000,000 | 2026-09-23 |
Qwen’s current models with a page here, cheapest first. Older and superseded models are listed on the provider page and in the comparison table.
History
Earlier versions of Qwen3.6 27B
The previous model in this line is Qwen3.5-27B, first listed on 2026-02-25. Compared with it, Qwen3.6 27B’s input price is 23% higher and its output price is 23% higher.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.5-27B | $0.26 | $2.60 | 262,144 | 2026-02-25 |
Earlier releases with the same name and size in our data, newest first. Dates are when our source first listed each model.
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Cheaper alternatives
- Qwen3.5-9BQwen89% cheaper
- Seed 1.6 FlashByteDance Seed87% cheaper
- GPT-6 LunaOpenAI81% cheaper
- Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropic81% cheaper
- GLM 4.6VZ.ai57% cheaper
Current models from major providers, one per provider, that keep image input, tool calling, a reasoning mode, a usable context window and output limit. Compared by blended price.
Compare
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- Grok Build 0.1xAI$1 / $2
- Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle$0.30 / $2.50
Current models from other major providers, closest blended price.
FAQ
Qwen3.6 27B questions
How much does Qwen3.6 27B cost?
Qwen3.6 27B costs $0.32 per million input tokens and $3.20 per million output tokens. A typical chatbot reply (1,500 tokens in, 400 out) costs about $0.00176. Use the LLM cost calculator for your own workload.
What is Qwen3.6 27B’s context window?
262,144 tokens, about 196,608 English words or 393 printed pages, shared between your prompt and the reply. A single reply can be up to 81,920 tokens.
Does Qwen3.6 27B support prompt caching and batch requests?
No cached-input price is published for it. No batch price is published for it.
What are cheaper alternatives to Qwen3.6 27B?
With the same essentials (image input and tool calling), the cheapest options are Qwen3.5-9B (89% cheaper), Seed 1.6 Flash (87% cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (81% cheaper). Cheaper doesn’t mean equivalent, so test them on your own prompts.
What is the API model ID for Qwen3.6 27B?
On OpenRouter it is qwen/qwen3.6-27b. Qwen’s own API may use a different name, so check its model list before you deploy. Pass the ID as the model value in each request.
What did Qwen3.6 27B replace?
The previous Qwen model in the same line is Qwen3.5-27B, first listed on 2026-02-25. Compared with it, Qwen3.6 27B’s input price is 23% higher and its output price is 23% higher. Prices are only part of the picture, so test the newer model on your own prompts before switching.
Is Qwen3.6 27B open source?
Yes, Qwen3.6 27B has open weights, so you can run it yourself or choose between several hosting providers. The prices here are a typical hosted price.