qwen

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.

Open weights 36B parameters, about 20.1 GiB at Q4_K_M: fits comfortably on 1 of 19 consumer graphics cards in the PicksByCard catalog. See which cards run it →
Quality Score
100/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.10
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-10-24
Output Price
$0.95
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-10-24
Context Window
262,144
tokens

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 24.2 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-10-24. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
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 →

JobTokensCost
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.

DateInput /MOutput /MContext
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 →

#CategoryScore
#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.

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