Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (Reasoning)
by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (Reasoning) is a reasoning model from Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team, released on April 16, 2026. It has a 262K-token context window and can generate up to 262K output tokens. API pricing is $0.1 per 1M input tokens and $0.95 per 1M output tokens. It ranks #72 of 220 models by Intelligence Score with a score of 32.3.
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is the first open-weight variant of the Qwen3.6 series, a multimodal Mixture-of-Experts model with 35B total parameters and 3B activated. It pairs a vision encoder with a hybrid 40-layer language model that interleaves Gated DeltaNet linear-attention blocks and Gated Attention blocks (10 × (3 × DeltaNet + 1 × Attention)) over 256 experts (8 routed + 1 shared, expert dim 512). The release prioritizes stability and real-world utility, with substantial gains in agentic coding (frontend workflows, repo-level reasoning) and a new option to preserve reasoning context across turns. Native context length is 262K tokens, extensible to ~1M via YaRN, and the model thinks by default.
Key specs
| Provider | Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team |
|---|---|
| Release date | 2026-04-16 |
| License | open source |
| Context window | 262K tokens |
| Max output | 262K tokens |
| Input price | $0.1 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $0.95 / 1M tokens |
| Intelligence Score | 32.3 |
| Coding index | 19.2 |
Quick answers
What is the context window of Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (Reasoning)?
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (Reasoning) has a context window of 262K tokens, with a maximum output of 262K tokens per response.
How much does Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (Reasoning) cost?
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (Reasoning) costs $0.1 per 1M input tokens and $0.95 per 1M output tokens through the API.
Is Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (Reasoning) open source?
Yes. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (Reasoning) is an open model released under the open source license.
When was Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (Reasoning) released?
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team released Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (Reasoning) on April 16, 2026.
How does Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (Reasoning) compare to Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning)?
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (Reasoning) scores 32.3 on the Intelligence Score versus 60.5 for Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning), the current #1. Input pricing is $0.1 vs $4 per 1M tokens.
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