Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Qwen3.6 35B A3B is a model from Qwen that accepts text, image, and video input and returns text. It offers a 262,144-token context window and allows completions of up to 235,929 tokens, which suits long documents, extended transcripts, or lengthy generated output. It supports tool calling and a reasoning mode. The listing does not confirm structured output support or open-weights availability, so verify both before depending on them. Pricing is $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.95 per million output tokens. Because input costs far less than output, the model fits workloads that read large amounts of material, including images and video, but write comparatively little. Its blended benchmark score of 24.2 comes from a single independent benchmark, where it scored 30.1 on the AI index. That is thin evidence, so treat its standing as unproven. Shortlist it for budget-conscious multimodal or long-context work, and run your own tests before committing.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 24.2 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-10-24. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 30.1 |
- Model ID
- qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
- Vendor
- qwen
- Released
- April 2026
- Tokenizer
- Qwen
- Input Modalities
- text, image, video
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 235,929 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.10/M input and $0.95/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | under $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.10 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $2.40 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | $0.10 | $0.95 | 262,144 |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.15 | $1.00 | 262,144 |
| 2026-10-11 | $0.10 | $0.95 | 262,144 |
| 2026-09-21 | $0.15 | $1.00 | 262,144 |
| 2026-08-28 | $0.10 | $0.90 | 262,144 |
| 2026-08-17 | $0.14 | $1.00 | 262,144 |
| 2026-08-09 | $0.15 | $1.00 | 262,144 |
| 2026-07-17 | $0.14 | $1.00 | 262,144 |
Category rankings
Where Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B places across the 1 category it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #25 | Image CaptioningVision · of 25 ranked | 119 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B cost?
- $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.95 per million output tokens.
- What is Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B's context window?
- 262,144 tokens, roughly 393 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.