Which is cheaper, Qwen Max or Qwen3.6 Max Preview?

Qwen Max, at $2.41 per million tokens against $7.61 for Qwen3.6 Max Preview, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Qwen Max: $2.41 at Alibaba Cloud (China). Qwen3.6 Max Preview: $7.61 at Eden AI.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 4 providers sell both: Alibaba Cloud (China), Eden AI, Alibaba Cloud, LLM Gateway. The cheapest of them for the two together is Alibaba Cloud (China).

Which holds more context?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview, at 262k tokens against 33k.

Qwen Max vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Qwen Max takes 3 of 5 rounds against Qwen3.6 Max Preview. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $2.41 per million tokens against $7.61.

Alibaba Cloudwins 3 rounds

Qwen Max

$2.41/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at Alibaba Cloud (China) · $0.29 per 1,000 pages

33k context · tool calling

Alibaba Cloud (China) ↗

Alibaba Cloud

Qwen3.6 Max Preview

$7.61/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at Eden AI · $0.811 per 1,000 pages

262k context · tool calling

Eden AI ↗

List price in (lower wins)

$1.60/M

$1.30/M

List price out (lower wins)

$6.40/M

$7.80/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

$2.41/M at Alibaba Cloud (China)

$7.61/M at Eden AI

Standard price (lower wins)

$11.20/M

$11.70/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.29

$0.811

Context

33k tokens

262k tokens

Open weights

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

not stated

Reads images

Reasoning

yes

Released

3 Apr 2024

20 Apr 2026

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

not stated

Providers selling both · 4

Alibaba Cloud (China)$2.41 / $11.86
Eden AI$7.28 / $7.61
Alibaba Cloud$11.20 / $11.70
LLM Gateway$11.20 / $11.70

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Qwen3.6 Max PreviewNous Portal$0.82 / $4.93 $1.03 / $6.1625% dearer · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Qwen Max or Qwen3.6 Max Preview?: Qwen Max, at $2.41 per million tokens against $7.61 for Qwen3.6 Max Preview, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Qwen Max: $2.41 at Alibaba Cloud (China). Qwen3.6 Max Preview: $7.61 at Eden AI.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 4 providers sell both: Alibaba Cloud (China), Eden AI, Alibaba Cloud, LLM Gateway. The cheapest of them for the two together is Alibaba Cloud (China).
Which holds more context?: Qwen3.6 Max Preview, at 262k tokens against 33k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.