Alibaba (Qwen), proprietary
Qwen3.6 Flash
Qwen3.6 Flash by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 182nd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 38.8. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 96th. API pricing starts at $0.19 per million input tokens and $1.13 per million output tokens, with a 1M-token context window.
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Specifications
- Noometry rank
- #182 of 354
- Index score
- 38.8
- Evidence
- Confirmed 13 results
- Provider
Alibaba (Qwen)- Released
- April 27, 2026
- Weights
- Proprietary
- Reasoning
- Yes
- Context window
- 1M
- Max output
- 66K
- Input price
- $0.19 / M
- Output price
- $1.13 / M
- Blended price
- $0.42 / M
- Output speed
- Not measured
- Value
- #68 of 219
- Knowledge cutoff
- Unknown
- Input
- text, image, video
Category scores
Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.
- Reasoning 29.0
- Math 39.0
- Knowledge 42.1
Strengths and weaknesses
Categories where Qwen3.6 Flash places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.
Closest competitors
The models ranked just above and below Qwen3.6 Flash. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax-M2.1 | #178 | 38.9 | $0.52 | — | Compare |
| Qwen3-30B-A3B | #179 | 38.9 | $0.21 | 42 | Compare |
| GLM-4.7-Flash | #180 | 38.8 | $0.15 | — | Compare |
| Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | #181 | 38.8 | — | — | Compare |
| Olmo 3 32b Think | #183 | 38.7 | — | — | Compare |
| Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10 | #184 | 38.6 | — | — | Compare |
| Trinity Large Thinking | #185 | 38.6 | $0.39 | — | Compare |
| GPT-5.1-Codex | #186 | 38.6 | $3.44 | — | Compare |
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Benchmark results
Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.
Coding
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALE-Bench | 326.4 | #96 of 105, top 92% | Epoch AI |
Reasoning
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 35.2% | #57 of 77, top 75% | Epoch AI | ||
| Chess Puzzles | 20% | #60 of 129, top 47% | Epoch AI | 2026-08-07 | |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 12% | Epoch AI | 2026-08-27 | ||
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 18% | #49 of 74, top 67% | none | Epoch AI | 2026-08-27 |
| DTBench | 77.1% | #82 of 151, top 55% | Epoch AI | ||
| LMCA | 31% | #70 of 125, top 57% | Epoch AI | ||
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 143.26 | #92 of 213, top 44% | Epoch AI | 2026-04-27 |
Math
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 17.2% | Epoch AI | 2026-08-29 | ||
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 22.5% | #67 of 81, top 83% | none | Epoch AI | 2026-08-29 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 84.4% | #73 of 173, top 43% | Epoch AI | 2026-08-07 | |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 10.3% | #37 of 68, top 55% | Epoch AI | 2026-05-12 | |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 0% | #55 of 55, top 100% | Epoch AI | 2026-05-12 |
Knowledge
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | #72 of 186, top 39% | Epoch AI | 2026-08-07 | |
| SimpleQA Verified | 15.9% | #68 of 77, top 89% | Epoch AI | 2026-08-27 |
API pricing by provider
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| alibaba | $0.19 | $1.13 | — | 2026-10-10 |
| openrouter | $0.19 | $1.13 | — | 2026-10-10 |
Compare Qwen3.6 Flash
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs Qwen3.5-Flash
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs Qwen2.5 Plus 1127
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs Olmo 3 32b Think
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs GLM-4.7-Flash
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs Qwen3-30B-A3B
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs Trinity Large Thinking
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs GPT-6 Astra
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs Claude Fable 5.1
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs Kimi K3
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs Grok 4.6
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs GLM-5.3
- Qwen3.6 Flash vs Muse Spark 1.3
Other Alibaba (Qwen) models
- Qwen3.8 Max56.8
- Qwen3.7 Max51.5
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview51.5
- Qwen3.6 Plus47.5
- Qwen3.5 397B-A17B46.0
- Qwen3.8 27B46.0
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview45.3
- Qwen3.7 Plus45.3
Frequently asked questions
How good is Qwen3.6 Flash?
Qwen3.6 Flash by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 182nd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 38.8. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 96th. API pricing starts at $0.19 per million input tokens and $1.13 per million output tokens, with a 1M-token context window.
How much does Qwen3.6 Flash cost?
Qwen3.6 Flash costs $0.19 per million input tokens and $1.13 per million output tokens on Alibaba (Qwen)'s own API.
What is Qwen3.6 Flash's context window?
Qwen3.6 Flash accepts up to 1M tokens of input and can write up to 66K tokens in one response.
Is Qwen3.6 Flash open source?
No. Qwen3.6 Flash is proprietary and available only through Alibaba (Qwen)'s API and partner platforms.
What are Qwen3.6 Flash's strengths and weaknesses?
Relative to other ranked models, Qwen3.6 Flash places best in reasoning and lowest in math.
What is Qwen3.6 Flash best at?
Its best category is reasoning, where it ranks 96th on Noometry.