Qwen3.6 27B API pricing
Alibaba · Mid-range price tier · Apache 2.0 · released 2026-04. Prices in USD per 1 million tokens. Data snapshot: 2026-11-12.
A support ticket workload of 100K requests a month costs $208.00 on Qwen3.6 27B; the next cheaper model in the Mid-range price tier for this workload, Kimi K2 0711, does it for $200.50. The price we quote for Qwen3.6 27B has changed 17 times since 2026-08-15, most recently on 2026-11-08 when the quoted host changed (+15.4%); it is now the 33rd cheapest of 113 models in the Mid-range price tier. Buying from Chutes rather than at the price we quote lowers the token price by about 37%, for a quantized fp8 build. No Arena score is published for it, so it carries no Efficiency score and cannot hold the FinOps Friendly badge.
- Input: $0.32 per 1M tokens
- Output: $3.20 per 1M tokens
- Batch API (in/out): Not published
- Prompt-cache read: Not published
- Context window: 262K tokens
- Arena ELO: Not published
Market position
On blended price ($2.336 per 1M tokens at 30% input, 70% output) it is cheaper than 71% of models in the Mid-range price tier: 33rd cheapest of 113. Across every price tier it is cheaper than 36% of priced text models in the catalogue: 193rd cheapest of 303. No Arena score has been published for Qwen3.6 27B, so this page does not rank it on quality and OptimNow's quality bars do not apply to it. 66 of the 113 models we list in the Mid-range price tier carry one. An unranked model is unmeasured, not poor: the benchmark needs votes, and a recent release has not had time to collect them.
Licence, size and capabilities
Qwen3.6 27B is open source: its weights are published under Apache 2.0, an OSI-approved licence with no field-of-use limit, so it can be self-hosted as well as bought by the token. Its published size is 27B parameters. Listed capabilities: Text, Vision, Reasoning, Agents. Filling its 262K context window once costs $0.0838 in input tokens at list price.
Pricing by host
A host is a company that runs the model and sells it by the token: the model maker, a cloud platform like Amazon Bedrock, Azure or Vertex, or an independent host. One model, several hosts, and often several prices. This model is sold by 6 different hosts. The price we quote elsewhere on this page is marked. We quote one host's rate so that models stay comparable; it is not a recommendation to buy there.
Cheapest host: Chutes at $0.25 input / $2.00 output per 1M tokens, 37% below the price we quote on the blended price (30% input, 70% output). It serves a quantized fp8 build, which is not the same product as the full-precision model. A support ticket workload at 100K requests a month costs $137.50 there against $208.00 at the price we quote, a difference of $70.50 a month. The dearest, Reka, charges 3.0x the cheapest.
| Host | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Precision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chutes | $0.25 | $2.00 | fp8 |
| Alibaba (model maker) | $0.45 | $2.70 | not declared |
| SiliconFlow | $0.30 | $3.20 | fp8 |
| DeepInfra (price we quote) | $0.32 | $3.20 | fp8 |
| Venice (price we quote) | $0.325 | $3.25 | fp8 |
| Reka | $0.60 | $6.00 | not declared |
List prices as published on 2026-11-12, via OpenRouter. Negotiated rates, committed-use discounts and provisioned capacity are not shown.
Monthly cost at 100K requests, by business use case
From the after-discounts figure (prompt caching on the cached input share, batch API for async workloads, only where Alibaba publishes those rates), which assumes you implement both, to the list price. One figure means no discount is published.
| Use case | Tokens (in/out) | Monthly (after discounts – list) |
|---|---|---|
| Support Ticket | 1,500 / 500 | $208 |
| Knowledge Q&A | 2,000 / 800 | $320 |
| Meeting Summary | 10,000 / 1,200 | $704 |
| Marketing Content | 2,500 / 1,800 | $656 |
| Coding Task | 3,000 / 2,000 | $736 |
| Invoice Processing | 1,500 / 600 | $240 |
| Call Summary | 2,000 / 700 | $288 |
| Agent Workflow | 6,000 / 3,000 | $1.2K |
Price history
Qwen3.6 27B has been in our daily price archive since tracking began on 2026-08-15, when it listed at $0.60 input / $3.60 output per 1M tokens. The price we quote has changed 17 times since then, 10 of them a change of quoted host rather than a repricing. The latest change, on 2026-11-08, was +15.4% on the blended price (30% input, 70% output), to $0.32 input / $3.20 output (quoted host changed, not a repricing). Net of all changes, the blended price is -13.5% against 2026-08-15.
| Date | Old price (in / out) | New price (in / out) | Blended change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-08 | $0.45 / $2.70 | $0.32 / $3.20 | +15.4% (quoted host changed, not a repricing) |
| 2026-10-28 | $0.32 / $3.20 | $0.45 / $2.70 | -13.3% (quoted host changed, not a repricing) |
| 2026-10-26 | $0.25 / $2.00 | $0.32 / $3.20 | +58.4% (quoted host changed, not a repricing) |
| 2026-10-17 | $0.32 / $3.20 | $0.25 / $2.00 | -36.9% (quoted host changed, not a repricing) |
| 2026-10-10 | $0.45 / $2.70 | $0.32 / $3.20 | +15.4% (quoted host changed, not a repricing) |
12 earlier changes are not listed.
Alternatives to Qwen3.6 27B
Qwen3.6 27B carries no Arena score, so this page cannot place it against models of comparable quality. The alternatives below are its nearest neighbours on price in the Mid-range price tier.
- Next cheaper model in the Mid-range price tier: Glimpse (elorian) at $2.28 blended, 2% less.
- Next more expensive: Relace Search (relace) at $2.40 blended, 3% more.
Other models from Alibaba
The 8 nearest to Qwen3.6 27B in price, of 39 other Alibaba models in the catalogue. Prices per 1M tokens, input then output.
- Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct: $0.21 / $1.90
- Qwen3.6 Plus: $0.325 / $1.95
- Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: $0.26 / $2.08
- Qwen3.5-27B: $0.26 / $2.60
- Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507: $0.45 / $3.50
- Qwen3.5 397B A17B: $0.60 / $3.60
- Qwen3.7 Max: $1.475 / $4.425
- Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B: $2.00 / $6.00
All 40 Alibaba models and prices
Common questions about Qwen3.6 27B pricing
- How much does Qwen3.6 27B cost?
- Qwen3.6 27B costs $0.32 per 1M input tokens and $3.20 per 1M output tokens at DeepInfra, the host whose rate we quote. DeepInfra serves a quantized fp8 build, which is not the same product as the full-precision model. The model maker, Alibaba, lists it at $0.45 per 1M input tokens and $2.70 per 1M output tokens. Prices as listed on 2026-11-12.
- Which host is cheapest for Qwen3.6 27B?
- Cheapest host: Chutes at $0.25 input / $2.00 output per 1M tokens, 37% below the price we quote on the blended price (30% input, 70% output). It serves a quantized fp8 build, which is not the same product as the full-precision model. A support ticket workload at 100K requests a month costs $137.50 there against $208.00 at the price we quote, a difference of $70.50 a month. The dearest, Reka, charges 3.0x the cheapest. Host rates as listed on 2026-11-12.
- Does Qwen3.6 27B offer batch or cached pricing?
- No. Neither a batch rate nor a prompt-cache rate is published for Qwen3.6 27B as of 2026-11-12.
- What would Qwen3.6 27B cost per month?
- With the Support Ticket profile (1,500 input and 500 output tokens per request), 100,000 requests a month cost about $208 on Qwen3.6 27B at the list price quoted on 2026-11-12.
- Can Qwen3.6 27B be self-hosted?
- Yes. Qwen3.6 27B is open source: its weights are published under Apache 2.0, an OSI-approved licence with no field-of-use limit, so it can be self-hosted as well as bought by the token.
- Has the price of Qwen3.6 27B changed?
- Qwen3.6 27B has been in our daily price archive since tracking began on 2026-08-15, when it listed at $0.60 input / $3.60 output per 1M tokens. The price we quote has changed 17 times since then, 10 of them a change of quoted host rather than a repricing. The latest change, on 2026-11-08, was +15.4% on the blended price (30% input, 70% output), to $0.32 input / $3.20 output (quoted host changed, not a repricing). Net of all changes, the blended price is -13.5% against 2026-08-15.
Its weights are published, which changes what you may run yourself: the cost gap between open weights and proprietary APIs.
These are list prices. Your real cost also depends on caching and batching, negotiated discounts, marketplace agreements, and the contracts you already have. OptimNow audits exactly that.
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