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Qwen3.6-Max

Will be retired on October 10, 2026View announcement
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Overview

The Max model, the largest and most capable variant in the Qwen3.6 series, is now available in a preview version. At present, only its plain-text capabilities are open for experimentation. Compared with the previously released Qwen3-Max and Qwen3.6-Plus, this model features enhanced vibe coding abilities, more efficient coding agent execution, and significantly improved front-end development skills. Additionally, its long-tail knowledge retention has been further upgraded.

Input

Text

Output

Text

Features

Prefix Completion

Enable Partial Mode when calling the Qwen API to make the model continue strictly from your provided prefix text.View docs

Function Calling

Use function calling to connect large language models with external tools and systems.View docs

Cache

Context Cache stores shared prefixes for long-context requests to reduce repeated computation, improve latency, and lower cost.View docs

Structured Outputs

Structured Outputs help ensure the model returns a JSON string in the expected format.View docs

Batches

Asynchronously process requests in batches to reduce costs.View docs

Web Search

Enable web search so the model can answer with real-time retrieved data.View docs

Fine-tuning

Train models on sample data to better adapt them to specific tasks.View docs

Pricing

  • Input
    $1.3Per 1M tokens
  • Output
    $7.8Per 1M tokens
  • Explicit Cache Creation
    $1.625Per 1M tokens
  • Explicit Cache Read
    $0.13Per 1M tokens

Rate Limits & Context

  • Max Input
    245K
  • Max Output
    65K
  • Max Input (Thinking)
    229K
  • Max Output (Thinking)
    65K
  • Context
    262K
  • TPMTokens Per Minute
    1M
  • RPMRequests Per Minute
    600

API Reference

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from openai import OpenAI
import os

client = OpenAI(
    # If the environment variable is not set, replace it with your Model Studio API key: api_key="sk-xxx"
    api_key=os.getenv("DASHSCOPE_API_KEY"),
    base_url="https://maas.qwencloudapi.com/compatible-mode/v1",
)

messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "Who are you"}]
completion = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen3.6-max-preview",  # You can replace this with another deep thinking models
    messages=messages,
    extra_body={"enable_thinking": True},
    stream=True
)
is_answering = False  # Indicates whether the response phase has started
print("\n" + "=" * 20 + "Thinking process" + "=" * 20)
for chunk in completion:
    if not chunk.choices:
        continue
    delta = chunk.choices[0].delta
    if hasattr(delta, "reasoning_content") and delta.reasoning_content is not None:
        if not is_answering:
            print(delta.reasoning_content, end="", flush=True)
    if hasattr(delta, "content") and delta.content:
        if not is_answering:
            print("\n" + "=" * 20 + "Full response" + "=" * 20)
            is_answering = True
        print(delta.content, end="", flush=True)