Qwen3.6 27B vs Qwen3.6 Plus
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Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models
Qwen3.6 27B is a dense 27-billion-parameter language model from the Qwen Team at Alibaba, released in April 2026.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- 262 K tokens
- Max output
- ▲82 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.320
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- $3.20
- Cache read, $ per 1M
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- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- ▲04/22/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- API id
- qwen/qwen3.6-27b
Qwen 3.6 Plus builds on a hybrid architecture that combines efficient linear attention with sparse mixture-of-experts routing, enabling strong scalability and high-performance inference.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- ▲1 M tokens
- Max output
- 66 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- $0.325
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$1.95
- Cache read, $ per 1M
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- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- 04/02/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2025-04
- API id
- qwen/qwen3.6-plus
Which is the better API choice: Qwen3.6 27B vs Qwen3.6 Plus?
- Qwen3.6 27B: cheapest input (2% less than Qwen3.6 Plus)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: cheapest output
- Qwen3.6 Plus: largest context (1 M)
- Qwen3.6 27B: the newest (04/22/2026)
Pricing is split: Qwen3.6 27B wins on input and Qwen3.6 Plus wins on output. Qwen3.6 Plus accepts more context (1 M).
What would your product cost?
Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.
With Qwen3.6 Plus you save $4.93 a month versus Qwen3.6 27B (28% less).
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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model
Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.
Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)
- 1Qwen3.6 27B Qwen$0.024
- 2Qwen3.6 Plus Qwen$0.025
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the better API choice: Qwen3.6 27B vs Qwen3.6 Plus?
Pricing is split: Qwen3.6 27B wins on input and Qwen3.6 Plus wins on output. Qwen3.6 Plus accepts more context (1 M).
Which is cheaper: Qwen3.6 27B and Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 27B is cheaper: $0.320 per million input tokens and $3.20 per million output tokens, versus $0.325 / $1.95 for Qwen3.6 Plus.
Which has more context: Qwen3.6 27B and Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus accepts 1 M tokens of context; Qwen3.6 27B accepts 262 K.
Which is newer: Qwen3.6 27B and Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 27B was released on 04/22/2026; Qwen3.6 Plus on 04/02/2026.
What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Qwen3.6 27B and Qwen3.6 Plus?
With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Qwen3.6 27B: $17.60; Qwen3.6 Plus: $12.68 a month, at list price.
Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?
From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.
What does price per million tokens mean?
It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.
Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.