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Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Qwen3.6 35B A3B is a fast open-weight model from Alibaba, released 16 April 2026. At Alibaba it costs $0.375 per million input tokens and $2.25 per million output tokens, with a 256K-token context window. 3 providers serve it; the cheapest is DeepInfra at $0.10 input and $0.95 output.
- Made by
- Alibaba Group (Qwen, Alibaba Cloud)
- Released
- 2026-04-16
- Status
- Generally available
- Tier
- Fast
- Weights
- Open
- Context window
- 256,000 tokens
- Input
- text
- API id
qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Qwen3.6 35B A3B price at 3 providers
US dollars per million tokens. Blended is 3 input tokens for every output token, one number to compare on. The cheapest blended price is highlighted.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Blended | Batch | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra · Qwen/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | $0.10 | $0.95 | $0.10 | $0.313 | – | 2026-10-14 |
| Novita AI · qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | $0.248 | $1.49 | – | $0.557 | – | 2026-10-14 |
| Alibaba · maker | $0.375 | $2.25 | – | $0.844 | – | 2026-10-14 |
- Alibaba: International (Singapore) deployment, up to 256K input tokens. Thinking and non-thinking output cost the same. Alibaba's pricing and model pages don't say whether its API takes image input; the open model does.
Qwen3.6 35B A3B benchmarks
| Benchmark | Score | What it measures | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 73.4% | real GitHub issues fixed | Alibaba |
Scores reported by a model's maker aren't independently checked.
Models like Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Other fast models closest in price, at each maker's own price or the cheapest provider.
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B | $0.375 | $2.25 | 256K | Open |
| Amazon Nova 2 Lite AWS | $0.30 | $2.50 | 1M | Closed |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite Google | $0.30 | $2.50 | 1M | Closed |
| Muse Glimmer 30B Meta | $0.35 | $1.50 | 131K | Open |
| Qwen3.8 27B Alibaba | $0.50 | $3.00 | 1M | Open |
| GLM-5.3 FlashX Z.ai | $0.37 | $1.25 | 1M | Open |
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Qwen3.6 35B A3B FAQ
How much does Qwen3.6 35B A3B cost?
Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs $0.375 per million input tokens and $2.25 per million output tokens at Alibaba. Prices are list prices in US dollars, last checked 14 October 2026.
What is Qwen3.6 35B A3B's context window?
Qwen3.6 35B A3B takes up to 256,000 tokens in one request.
Is Qwen3.6 35B A3B open weight?
Yes. Alibaba publishes the weights, so you can run Qwen3.6 35B A3B yourself or at any host that serves it.
Where can I use Qwen3.6 35B A3B?
Qwen3.6 35B A3B is available from DeepInfra, Novita AI and Alibaba. At Alibaba, call it as qwen3.6-35b-a3b.