Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)
Qwen · text → text
This model has been removed from the platform.
Input$0 /M
Output$0 /M
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Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Compare Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) from Qwen and Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
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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$0.338 /M
Output$1.014 /M
Cache read$0.0338 /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
$0.338
Output /M
$0
$1.014
Cache read /M
-
$0.0338
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
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1380144015001560
Overall
14441480
Coding
14931520
Math
14571497
Hard prompts
14661502
Instruction following
14381477
Multi-turn
14411493
Creative writing
14061466
Longer query
14541492
Chinese
14881536
English
14571488
WebDev Arena
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1420152016201720
Overall
14631670
React
14571679
HTML
14681628
Gaming
14711735
Simulations
14751667
Data analytics
14441615
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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