Qwen3.6 Plus
As of Oct 4, 2026, the cheapest Qwen3.6 Plus API price is $0.276 per 1M input tokens (Merge Gateway) and $1.651 per 1M output tokens (Merge Gateway). Qwen3.6 Plus is offered by 24 providers in the qwen family, open weights, reasoning enabled. Alibaba's own rate is $3 per 1M output tokens. It is also included in 3 flat-rate subscription plans, Qwen (Alibaba Cloud) Token Plan Lite from $8/mo.
API pricing by provider
Metered per-token prices. Cheapest input and output are highlighted; † marks a context-tier surcharge. How prices are ranked.
| Provider | 1M input | 1M output | 1M cache read | 1M cache write | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merge Gateway | Cheapest$0.276 | Cheapest$1.651 | $0.0552 | — | 1.0M |
| AIHubMix | †$0.28 | $1.69 | $0.0282 | $0.3525 | 991k |
| 302.AI | $0.3 | $1.8 | — | — | 1.0M |
| CrossModel | †$0.32 | $1.88 | $0.032 | $0.4 | 1.0M |
| Kilo Gateway | $0.325 | $1.95 | — | $0.4063 | 1.0M |
| OpenRouter | †$0.325 | $1.95 | — | $0.4063 | 1.0M |
| Pioneer | $0.325 | $1.95 | $0.065 | $0.4063 | 1.0M |
| Alibaba | †$0.5 | $3 | $0.05 | $0.625 | 1.0M |
| Alibaba (China) | †$0.5 | $3 | $0.05 | $0.625 | 1.0M |
| Auriko | †$0.5 | $3 | $0.1 | — | 1.0M |
| EmpirioLabs AI | †$0.5 | $3 | $0.5 | — | 1.0M |
| DevPass (LLM Gateway) | †$0.5 | $3 | $0.05 | $0.625 | 984k |
| LLM Gateway | †$0.5 | $3 | $0.05 | $0.625 | 984k |
| LLMTR | $0.5 | $3 | — | — | 1.0M |
| Ofox | $0.5 | $3 | $0.05 | $0.625 | 1.0M |
| Ofox | $0.5 | $3 | $0.05 | $0.625 | 1.0M |
| OpenCode Zen | $0.5 | $3 | $0.05 | $0.625 | 262k |
| OrcaRouter | †$0.5 | $3 | $0.05 | $0.625 | 1.0M |
| Requesty | $0.5 | $3 | $0.05 | $0.625 | 1.0M |
| Together AIopen | $0.5 | $3 | — | — | 1.0M |
| ZenMux | †$0.5 | $3 | $0.05 | $0.625 | 1.0M |
Subscription plans (not per-token)
Billed per month, not per token — never counted as the cheapest offer.
| Provider | 1M input | 1M output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Coding Planplan | free | free | 1.0M |
| Alibaba Coding Plan (China)plan | free | free | 1.0M |
| Alibaba Token Planplan | free | free | 1.0M |
| Alibaba Token Plan (China)plan | free | free | 1.0M |
Qwen3.6 Plus pricing FAQ
What is the cheapest Qwen3.6 Plus API?
As of Oct 4, 2026, Merge Gateway has the lowest Qwen3.6 Plus output price at $1.651 per 1M tokens, and Merge Gateway has the lowest input price at $0.276 per 1M tokens. Prices are metered per-token rates in USD; free tiers and subscription plans are excluded.
How much does Qwen3.6 Plus cost on Alibaba?
Alibaba charges $0.5 per 1M input tokens and $3 per 1M output tokens for Qwen3.6 Plus.
How many providers offer Qwen3.6 Plus?
24 providers list Qwen3.6 Plus on Sovyron; 21 of them sell it at a metered per-token price.
Is Qwen3.6 Plus free?
No provider in the Sovyron catalog lists a free tier for Qwen3.6 Plus.
Is Qwen3.6 Plus included in a subscription plan?
Yes. 3 flat-rate plan(s) include it; the cheapest is Qwen (Alibaba Cloud) Token Plan Lite at $8/month.
What is the context window of Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus supports a 1.0M-token context window and up to 500k output tokens.