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Qwen3.6 35B A3B pricing, context window and specs
Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.95 per million output tokens, and reads up to 262,144 tokens per request. By blended price it is number 5 of Qwen’s 13 current models here, counting from the cheapest.
- Input / 1M
- $0.10
- Output / 1M
- $0.95
- Cached / 1M
- $0.10
- Context
- 262,144
- Max output
- 65,536
- Released
- 2026-04-27
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Pricing
Qwen3.6 35B A3B API pricing
| Price per 1M tokens | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $0.10 | $0.95 |
| Cached input (read) | $0.10 | – |
Output costs 9.5× the input price, so long replies drive the bill more than long prompts. If your requests share a long fixed prefix, such as a system prompt or tool definitions, caching cuts that part to 100% of the normal input price.
History
Qwen3.6 35B A3B price history
Price cut, −14% blended
- Input
- from $0.15 to $0.10
- −33%
- Output
- from $1 to $0.95
- −5.0%
- Cached input
- from $0.05 to $0.10
- +100%
Qwen3.6 35B A3B 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 35B A3B costs in practice
| Workload | Tokens in / out | Requests/day | Per request | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot50% cached | 1,500 / 400 | 1,000 | $0.00053 | $16.12 |
| RAG app20% cached | 6,000 / 500 | 500 | $0.00108 | $16.35 |
| Coding agent80% cached | 40,000 / 2,000 | 200 | $0.0059 | $35.89 |
| Document summariser | 8,000 / 600 | 300 | $0.00137 | $12.50 |
Change any number in the cost calculator.
Context
Context window
Qwen3.6 35B A3B 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 65,536 tokens.
Filling the whole window with one prompt costs about $0.0262 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
- Yes
- 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 35B A3B model ID
- OpenRouter
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b- Open weights
- Qwen/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
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 35B A3B sits in Qwen’s line-up
Ranked by blended price (three parts input to one part output, $0.3125 per 1M for Qwen3.6 35B A3B), it is number 5 of Qwen’s 13 current models here, counting from the cheapest. One step down, Qwen3 Coder Next costs $0.29 blended (7% less). Unlike Qwen3.6 35B A3B, it doesn’t accept images or video and has no reasoning mode. One step up, Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct costs $0.375 (1.2× as much). Unlike Qwen3.6 35B A3B, it doesn’t accept video and has no reasoning mode. 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 (this page) | $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 | $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 35B A3B
The previous model in this line is Qwen3.5-35B-A3B, first listed on 2026-02-25. Compared with it, Qwen3.6 35B A3B’s input price is 25% higher and its output price is 27% higher.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | $0.08 | $0.75 | 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
- Qwen3.5-9BQwen64% cheaper
- Seed 1.6 FlashByteDance Seed58% cheaper
- GPT-6 LunaOpenAI36% cheaper
- Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropic36% 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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- GLM 5.3 FlashZ.ai$0.15 / $0.50
- GPT-6 LunaOpenAI$0.10 / $0.50
- Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropic$0.10 / $0.50
Current models from other major providers, closest blended price.
FAQ
Qwen3.6 35B A3B questions
How much does Qwen3.6 35B A3B cost?
Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.95 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.10. A typical chatbot reply (1,500 tokens in, 400 out) costs about $0.00053. Use the LLM cost calculator for your own workload.
What is Qwen3.6 35B A3B’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 65,536 tokens.
Does Qwen3.6 35B A3B support prompt caching and batch requests?
Yes, cached input is billed at $0.10 per million tokens (100% of the normal input price). No batch price is published for it.
What are cheaper alternatives to Qwen3.6 35B A3B?
With the same essentials (image input and tool calling), the cheapest options are Qwen3.5-9B (64% cheaper), Seed 1.6 Flash (58% cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (36% cheaper). Cheaper doesn’t mean equivalent, so test them on your own prompts.
What is the API model ID for Qwen3.6 35B A3B?
On OpenRouter it is qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b. 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 35B A3B replace?
The previous Qwen model in the same line is Qwen3.5-35B-A3B, first listed on 2026-02-25. Compared with it, Qwen3.6 35B A3B’s input price is 25% higher and its output price is 27% higher. Prices are only part of the picture, so test the newer model on your own prompts before switching.
Is Qwen3.6 35B A3B open source?
Yes, Qwen3.6 35B A3B has open weights, so you can run it yourself or choose between several hosting providers. The prices here are a typical hosted price.