Qwen3.6 Max Preview
qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview-20260420
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview, released by qwen on 2026‑04‑27, is a text‑only model with a context length of 262,144 tokens
- tool use
- structured outputs
- reasoning
At a glance
Specifications
What the API gives you
- Context window
- 262K tokens
- Max output
- 66K tokens
- Input price
- $1.03 / 1M tokens
- Output price
- $6.16 / 1M tokens
- Cache read
- —
- Modalities
- text → text
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- Released
- Apr 20, 2026
Measured evidence
Public benchmark record
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1433 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1434 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1434 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1434 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1434 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1435 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1436 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1436 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1436 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1436 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1436 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1451 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1437 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1437 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1436 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1436 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1436 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1437 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1437 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1437 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1437 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1437 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Long Query
- 1471 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Long Query
- 1458 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Long Query
- 1458 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Long Query
- 1458 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Long Query
- 1458 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Long Query
- 1458 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Long Query
- 1458 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Long Query
- 1458 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Long Query
- 1458 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Long Query
- 1458 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Long Query
- 1457 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Math
- 1464 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Math
- 1463 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Math
- 1463 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Math
- 1462 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Math
- 1462 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Math
- 1461 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Math
- 1462 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Math
- 1463 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Math
- 1463 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Math
- 1463 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Text
- 1446 Elo2026-07-16
- LMArena Text
- 1460 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Text
- 1460 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Text
- 1460 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Text
- 1460 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Text
- 1460 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Text
- 1460 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Text
- 1460 Elo2026-08-10
- LMArena Text
- 1460 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Text
- 1460 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Text
- 1460 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Text
- 1460 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Text
- 1460 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena WebDev
- 1480 Elo2026-07-16
- LMArena WebDev
- 1480 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena WebDev
- 1480 Elo2026-07-20
- LMArena WebDev
- 1478 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena WebDev
- 1478 Elo2026-07-24
- LMArena WebDev
- 1478 Elo2026-07-28
- LMArena WebDev
- 1478 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena WebDev
- 1478 Elo2026-08-01
- LMArena WebDev
- 1478 Elo2026-07-31
- LMArena WebDev
- 1478 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena WebDev
- 1478 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena WebDev
- 1479 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena WebDev
- 1479 Elo2026-08-10
- LMArena WebDev
- 1479 Elo2026-08-14
- LMArena WebDev
- 1479 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena WebDev
- 1479 Elo2026-09-05
- LMArena WebDev
- 1479 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena WebDev
- 1478 Elo2026-08-30
LMArena data licensed CC-BY-4.0. Aider (Apache-2.0) and SWE-bench (MIT) are open. Design Arena uses blind human preference.
Task evidence
How broad is the support?
Each status is exact to this model version and the selected task. Official release claims remain provisional.
- Best LLM for Business WritingProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Marketing CopyProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Chat & RoleplayProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Roleplay & CharacterProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Creative WritingProvisional evidence
60% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for WritingProvisional evidence
60% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for a General AssistantProvisional evidence
55% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Logic & Problem SolvingProvisional evidence
50% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Code CompletionProvisional evidence
44% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 4 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Competition MathProvisional evidence
40% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Mathematics or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Math & ReasoningProvisional evidence
40% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Mathematics or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Value LLMProvisional evidence
36% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Open-Weight LLM for Self-HostingProvisional evidence
33% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Frontend & UIProvisional evidence
30% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Design Arena Coding or Design Arena UI. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Fast SummariesProvisional evidence
29% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for CodingProvisional evidence
28% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or Design Arena Coding. 8 of 8 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Local LLM for CodingProvisional evidence
26% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Literary TranslationProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Cheap LLM for High VolumeProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Everyday TranslationProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Cheapest Capable LLMProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for TranslationProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Debugging & Code ReviewProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 6 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Massive ContextProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LongBench v2. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Document SummarizationProvisional evidence
20% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LiveBench Instruction Following. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for SummarizationProvisional evidence
20% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LiveBench Instruction Following. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for RAG & Long ContextProvisional evidence
18% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LMArena Document. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for JSON & Schema OutputProvisional evidence
17% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LiveBench Data Analysis. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Structured Data ExtractionProvisional evidence
17% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LiveBench Data Analysis. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for High-Volume ExtractionProvisional evidence
13% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Data Analysis or Route reliability. 2 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Tool & Function CallingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Computer & Browser UseProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 4 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OCR & DocumentsProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LMArena Vision. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Image UnderstandingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Reasoning or LMArena Vision. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Vision & DocumentsProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LMArena Vision. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Grounded RAGProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from CRAG or FACTS Grounding. 2 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Charts & DiagramsProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LMArena Vision. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Document ParsingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LMArena Vision. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Hermes AgentProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OpenHandsProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for GooseProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OpenClawProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Agentic CodingProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Design Arena Full-stack or Design Arena Web-apps. 8 of 8 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Autonomous AgentsProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Frontier-Bench or LiveBench Agentic Coding. 7 of 7 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for AI AgentsProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LiveBench Agentic Coding. 7 of 7 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
Recommendation coverage
Where this model appears
Not currently included in a published recommendation. The task evidence panel above says exactly what is confirmed and what is still missing.
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