Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)
Qwen · text → text
This model has been removed from the platform.
Input$0.00 /M
Output$0.00 /M
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Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Context lengths are 1,000,000 tokens on Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) scores 1493 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview scores 1520.
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Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image → text
Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.
Input$0.34 /M
Output$1.01 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.00
$0.34
Output /M
$0.00
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.00
$0.03
Context length
1,000,000
983,616
Max output
65,535
131,072
Time to First Token
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2.4 s
Throughput
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48.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkinglong context
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
Released
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
Activity Past 30 Days
Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.
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Tokens / day
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Requests / day
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Performance Past 3 Days
Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.
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Throughput (tok/s)
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TTFT (s)
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Uptime (%)
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LMArena Benchmarks
LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.
Text
qwen3.6-plus-preview-freeqwen3.8-max-preview
1380144015001560
Overall
14441481
Coding
14931520
Math
14571504
Hard prompts
14661506
Instruction following
14381478
Multi-turn
14411496
Creative writing
14061469
Longer query
14541497
Chinese
14881545
English
14571486
WebDev Arena
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1420152016201720
Overall
14631669
React
14571678
HTML
14681628
Gaming
14711733
Simulations
14751665
Data analytics
14441614
Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)
$0.00 /mo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free): 1493 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
How large is each context window?
Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) accepts 1,000,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 65,535 tokens on Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) accepts text input and supports thinking and long context; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.
Can I call Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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