Qwen3.6 Max Preview

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview is a proprietary frontier model from Alibaba Cloud built on a sparse mixture-of-experts architecture with approximately 1 trillion total parameters. It is optimized for agentic coding, tool use, and long-context reasoning, supporting a 262K token context window. The model includes an integrated thinking mode that preserves reasoning traces across multi-turn conversations and supports structured output and function calling. Access is available exclusively through the Alibaba Cloud Model Studio and Qwen Studio APIs; no open weights are provided.

ChatQwen262k tokens$1.1195 / $6.7169 · 1M

qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview

Context
262k tokens
Completion cap
65,536
Tools
Yes
JSON
Yes
Released
2026-04-27

Call it from Geek Hub

Same OpenAI SDK. Change the base URL and the model id.

curl https://api.geekhub.mx/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GEEKHUB_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hola"}]
  }'
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Frequently asked questions

What is Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6-Max-Preview is a proprietary frontier model from Alibaba Cloud built on a sparse mixture-of-experts architecture with approximately 1 trillion total parameters. It is optimized for agentic coding, tool use, and long-context reasoning, supporting a 262K token context window. The model includes an integrated thinking mode that preserves reasoning traces across multi-turn conversations and supports structured output and function calling. Access is available exclusively through the Alibaba Cloud Model Studio and Qwen Studio APIs; no open weights are provided. Qwen3.6 Max Preview runs on the Geek Hub API (OpenAI-compatible). Model id: qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview.
Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview free?
No. Input is $1.1195 per 1M tokens and output is $6.7169 per 1M tokens on Geek Hub (markup included).
What is the context length of Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview has a 262k tokens context window. It supports up to 65,536 completion tokens.
Does Qwen3.6 Max Preview support tool calling and structured outputs?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview accepts tools and tool_choice for function calling. It also supports structured outputs via a JSON schema in response_format.
When was Qwen3.6 Max Preview released?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview was released on 2026-04-27.

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