AlibabaQwen3.6 Flash
Qwen3.6 Flash is an Alibaba proprietary reasoning model, released 27 Apr 2026. Its best configuration ranks #550 of 785 on the BenchLeader Index at 44.1 ±11.6, in the lower half. The ± is the point: 554 other configurations score within that range, so they and this one cannot be told apart on quality alone — price and speed are what separate them. It scores highest in reasoning (50) and lowest in knowledge (29). At $0.563 per million tokens blended it is mid-priced. Output speed of 82 tokens per second puts it slower than most, with a first token in 0.6 s. It has been measured at 2 reasoning-effort settings; this summary describes the best-scoring one, and the tabs above switch between them. Last measured 27 Apr 2026.
- Blended price
- $0.563/M
- $0.250 in · $1.50 out
- Output speed
- 82 tok/s
- OpenRouter traffic, 7-day median; not yet measured by Artificial Analysis
- First answer
- 0.57 s
- Context
- 1M
- Full answer
- –
- Cost per run
- –
- Released
- 27 Apr 2026
- Overall index44
- Reasoning50
- Maths43
- Knowledge29
Versions
Alibaba has shipped 4 models under this name. Each is ranked on its own results; a newer version often has fewer results so far, which holds its index nearer the average until more arrive.
| Model | Released | Index | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 Flash | 26 Aug 2026 | – | – |
| Qwen3.7 Flashno reasoning | 27 Jul 2026 | – | – |
| Qwen3.6 Flashthis page | 27 Apr 2026 | 44.1 | #550 |
| Qwen3.5 Flash | 25 Feb 2026 | 52.0 | #330 |
Reasoning-effort configurations
The same model behaves differently depending on how much it is allowed to think. Each row is one setting, scored only on the benchmarks that were run at that setting. “Not stated” collects results from publishers that did not say which setting they used; for a reasoning model that is usually its thinking mode, but we do not assume it. Pick a setting here or at the top of the page to see its price, speed and category scores.
| Effort | Index | Rank | Speed | First answer | Chat reply cost | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no reasoning | – | – | 82 tok/s | 0.57 s | $0.0006 | Maths 38 |
| not statedbest | 44.1 | #550 | 82 tok/s | 0.57 s | $0.0006 | Knowledge 29 · Maths 43 · Reasoning 50 |
How its index has moved
8 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026The index is recomputed from scratch every day, so a line moves when a new benchmark result lands, when a publisher revises a score, or when the models it is normalised against change. Early movement usually means the score is still settling.
Benchmark results
See all LLM benchmarks. One column per reasoning effort. Rank is among every configuration of every model on that benchmark. Hover a score for the run it came from.
Reasoning
| Benchmark | no reasoning | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamondeffort not stated | – | 83.3%#103 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub | |
| SimpleBencheffort not stated | – | 35.2%#64 | SimpleBench | |
| Chess Puzzlesnot in indexeffort not stated | – | 12.0%#117 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub | |
| Mystery Game Puzzlesnot in index | 18.0%#69 | 12.0%#103 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub | |
| LMCAnot in indexeffort not stated | – | 31.0%#133 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub | |
| DTBenchnot in indexeffort not stated | – | 77.1%#142 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
Coding
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALE-Benchnot in index | 326.4#114 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
Maths
| Benchmark | no reasoning | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 | 22.5%#84 | 17.2%#99 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub | |
| OTIS Mock AIMEeffort not stated | – | 84.4%#98 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
Knowledge
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | 15.9%#78 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
Composite
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Indexnot in index | 142.9#98 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
Where to run it
Every provider serving this model through OpenRouter, with throughput and first-token latency measured on live traffic over the last 30 minutes and each provider’s own price. Purple marks the best in each column.
| Provider | Speed | First token | Input $/M | Output $/M | Context | Quantisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud Int. | 63 tok/s | 0.59 s | $0.188 | $1.13 | 1M | – |
Price history
The price above, per 1M tokens, every day it changed.
What a task costs
Estimates from list price, output speed and time to first answer for the best configuration. “With caching” assumes three-quarters of the input is served from the prompt cache at $0.025 per 1M. Reasoning tokens are not modelled.
| Workload | Tokens in / out | Cost | With caching | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 400 / 300 | $0.0006 | $0.0005 | 4.2 s |
| Summarize a 30-page report | 12,000 / 600 | $0.0039 | $0.0019 | 7.9 s |
| Code edit | 6,000 / 1,500 | $0.0038 | $0.0027 | 18.9 s |
| Agentic coding session | 60,000 / 4,000 | $0.021 | $0.011 | 49.3 s |
| Structured extraction | 2,000 / 200 | $0.0008 | $0.0005 | 3.0 s |
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See also
Questions people ask
- What are Qwen3.6 Flash's benchmark scores?
- As of 24 Oct 2026, Qwen3.6 Flash scores 44.1 ±11.6 on the BenchLeader Index, strongest in reasoning (50) and weakest in knowledge (29). That rests on 5 independent benchmark results, and every score on this page links to its publisher.
- How does Qwen3.6 Flash rank?
- Qwen3.6 Flash is #550 of 785 ranked configurations on 24 Oct 2026. 554 other configurations score within its margin, so the exact position matters less than the band. The leader is Claude Opus 5.5 (max effort) at 72.6.
- How much does Qwen3.6 Flash cost per 1M tokens?
- As of 24 Oct 2026, Qwen3.6 Flash costs $0.250 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens, $0.563 blended (three input tokens per output token). The list price last changed on 24 Oct 2026.
- When was Qwen3.6 Flash released?
- Alibaba released Qwen3.6 Flash on 27 Apr 2026. BenchLeader has results for it at 2 reasoning-effort settings.
Data as of 24 Oct 2026. Compare these configurations.
Cite as: BenchLeader, “Qwen3.6 Flash: benchmarks, pricing, speed and rank”, data as of 24 Oct 2026, https://www.benchleader.com/models/qwen3-6-flash.