Qwen3.6 Plus
qwen/qwen3.6-plus-04-02
Qwen3.6 Plus, released on 2025-08-26 by Qwen, processes text, image, and video inputs and produces text output. It supports tool usage, reasoning capabilities, and a context window of up to 1,000,000 tokens. Usage costs are $0.325 per million input tokens and $1.95 per million output tokens, and the model weights are not open.
- tool use
- structured outputs
- reasoning
At a glance
Specifications
What the API gives you
- Context window
- 1M tokens
- Max output
- 66K tokens
- Input price
- $0.33 / 1M tokens
- Output price
- $1.95 / 1M tokens
- Cache read
- —
- Modalities
- text, image, video → text
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- Released
- Aug 26, 2025
Measured evidence
Public benchmark record
- Design Arena Coding
- 1265 Elo2026-07-28
- Design Arena Coding
- 1265 Elo2026-07-27
- Design Arena Coding
- 1264 Elo2026-07-30
- Design Arena Coding
- 1265 Elo2026-07-29
- Design Arena Coding
- 1264 Elo2026-07-31
- Design Arena Coding
- 1264 Elo2026-08-02
- Design Arena Coding
- 1263 Elo2026-08-05
- Design Arena Coding
- 1264 Elo2026-08-01
- Design Arena Coding
- 1262 Elo2026-08-09
- Design Arena Coding
- 1264 Elo2026-08-03
- Design Arena Coding
- 1263 Elo2026-08-04
- Design Arena Coding
- 1260 Elo2026-08-14
- Design Arena Coding
- 1263 Elo2026-08-06
- Design Arena Coding
- 1262 Elo2026-08-10
- Design Arena Coding
- 1263 Elo2026-08-07
- Design Arena Coding
- 1254 Elo2026-08-18
- Design Arena Coding
- 1262 Elo2026-08-08
- Design Arena Coding
- 1254 Elo2026-08-15
- Design Arena Coding
- 1262 Elo2026-08-11
- Design Arena Coding
- 1261 Elo2026-08-12
- Design Arena Coding
- 1260 Elo2026-08-13
- Design Arena Coding
- 1253 Elo2026-08-19
- Design Arena Coding
- 1259 Elo2026-08-27
- Design Arena Coding
- 1260 Elo2026-08-21
- Design Arena Coding
- 1253 Elo2026-08-20
- Design Arena Coding
- 1254 Elo2026-08-16
- Design Arena Coding
- 1252 Elo2026-09-05
- Design Arena Coding
- 1254 Elo2026-08-17
- Design Arena Coding
- 1260 Elo2026-08-22
- Design Arena Coding
- 1260 Elo2026-08-23
- Design Arena Coding
- 1259 Elo2026-08-28
- Design Arena Coding
- 1260 Elo2026-08-24
- Design Arena Coding
- 1260 Elo2026-08-25
- Design Arena Coding
- 1260 Elo2026-08-26
- Design Arena Coding
- 1251 Elo2026-09-06
- Design Arena Coding
- 1259 Elo2026-08-29
- Design Arena Coding
- 1259 Elo2026-08-30
- Design Arena Coding
- 1259 Elo2026-08-31
- Design Arena Coding
- 1259 Elo2026-09-01
- Design Arena Coding
- 1257 Elo2026-09-02
- Design Arena Coding
- 1255 Elo2026-09-03
- Design Arena Coding
- 1254 Elo2026-09-04
- Design Arena UI
- 1272 Elo2026-07-28
- Design Arena UI
- 1273 Elo2026-07-27
- Design Arena UI
- 1273 Elo2026-07-30
- Design Arena UI
- 1273 Elo2026-07-29
- Design Arena UI
- 1273 Elo2026-07-31
- Design Arena UI
- 1273 Elo2026-08-02
- Design Arena UI
- 1273 Elo2026-08-01
- Design Arena UI
- 1272 Elo2026-08-05
- Design Arena UI
- 1270 Elo2026-08-09
- Design Arena UI
- 1273 Elo2026-08-03
- Design Arena UI
- 1273 Elo2026-08-04
- Design Arena UI
- 1268 Elo2026-08-14
- Design Arena UI
- 1271 Elo2026-08-06
- Design Arena UI
- 1271 Elo2026-08-07
- Design Arena UI
- 1270 Elo2026-08-10
- Design Arena UI
- 1270 Elo2026-08-08
- Design Arena UI
- 1266 Elo2026-08-18
- Design Arena UI
- 1270 Elo2026-08-11
- Design Arena UI
- 1267 Elo2026-08-15
- Design Arena UI
- 1271 Elo2026-08-12
- Design Arena UI
- 1271 Elo2026-08-13
- Design Arena UI
- 1266 Elo2026-08-19
- Design Arena UI
- 1266 Elo2026-08-16
- Design Arena UI
- 1266 Elo2026-08-20
- Design Arena UI
- 1262 Elo2026-08-27
- Design Arena UI
- 1266 Elo2026-08-17
- Design Arena UI
- 1258 Elo2026-09-05
- Design Arena UI
- 1264 Elo2026-08-21
- Design Arena UI
- 1263 Elo2026-08-22
- Design Arena UI
- 1263 Elo2026-08-23
- Design Arena UI
- 1263 Elo2026-08-24
- Design Arena UI
- 1262 Elo2026-08-28
- Design Arena UI
- 1263 Elo2026-08-25
- Design Arena UI
- 1263 Elo2026-08-26
- Design Arena UI
- 1258 Elo2026-09-06
- Design Arena UI
- 1262 Elo2026-08-29
- Design Arena UI
- 1262 Elo2026-08-30
- Design Arena UI
- 1262 Elo2026-08-31
- Design Arena UI
- 1262 Elo2026-09-01
- Design Arena UI
- 1262 Elo2026-09-02
- Design Arena UI
- 1260 Elo2026-09-03
- Design Arena UI
- 1258 Elo2026-09-04
- Design Arena Website
- 1264 Elo2026-07-28
- Design Arena Website
- 1263 Elo2026-07-30
- Design Arena Website
- 1265 Elo2026-07-27
- Design Arena Website
- 1263 Elo2026-07-29
- Design Arena Website
- 1263 Elo2026-07-31
- Design Arena Website
- 1261 Elo2026-08-02
- Design Arena Website
- 1262 Elo2026-08-01
- Design Arena Website
- 1261 Elo2026-08-05
- Design Arena Website
- 1262 Elo2026-08-03
- Design Arena Website
- 1262 Elo2026-08-09
- Design Arena Website
- 1262 Elo2026-08-04
- Design Arena Website
- 1260 Elo2026-08-14
- Design Arena Website
- 1262 Elo2026-08-06
- Design Arena Website
- 1262 Elo2026-08-07
- Design Arena Website
- 1262 Elo2026-08-10
- Design Arena Website
- 1262 Elo2026-08-08
- Design Arena Website
- 1252 Elo2026-08-18
- Design Arena Website
- 1262 Elo2026-08-11
- Design Arena Website
- 1252 Elo2026-08-15
- Design Arena Website
- 1261 Elo2026-08-12
- Design Arena Website
- 1260 Elo2026-08-13
- Design Arena Website
- 1252 Elo2026-08-19
- Design Arena Website
- 1252 Elo2026-08-16
- Design Arena Website
- 1252 Elo2026-08-20
- Design Arena Website
- 1260 Elo2026-08-27
- Design Arena Website
- 1252 Elo2026-08-17
- Design Arena Website
- 1256 Elo2026-09-05
- Design Arena Website
- 1260 Elo2026-08-21
- Design Arena Website
- 1260 Elo2026-08-22
- Design Arena Website
- 1260 Elo2026-08-23
- Design Arena Website
- 1261 Elo2026-08-24
- Design Arena Website
- 1260 Elo2026-08-28
- Design Arena Website
- 1261 Elo2026-08-25
- Design Arena Website
- 1261 Elo2026-08-26
- Design Arena Website
- 1254 Elo2026-09-06
- Design Arena Website
- 1260 Elo2026-08-29
- Design Arena Website
- 1259 Elo2026-08-30
- Design Arena Website
- 1259 Elo2026-08-31
- Design Arena Website
- 1259 Elo2026-09-01
- Design Arena Website
- 1258 Elo2026-09-02
- Design Arena Website
- 1257 Elo2026-09-03
- Design Arena Website
- 1256 Elo2026-09-04
- LiveBench Agentic Coding
- 41.4%2026-06-25
- LiveBench Coding
- 78.2%2026-06-25
- LiveBench Data Analysis
- 69.9%2026-06-25
- LiveBench Instruction Following
- 58.3%2026-06-25
- LiveBench Language
- 75.0%2026-06-25
- LiveBench Math
- 83.7%2026-06-25
- LiveBench Reasoning
- 75.8%2026-06-25
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1405 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1404 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1404 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1404 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1404 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1404 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1404 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1406 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1405 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1405 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1405 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1425 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1425 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1425 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1425 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1425 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1425 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1425 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1425 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1425 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1425 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1425 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Long Query
- 1440 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Long Query
- 1439 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Long Query
- 1439 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Long Query
- 1439 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Long Query
- 1439 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Long Query
- 1440 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Long Query
- 1439 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Long Query
- 1440 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Long Query
- 1440 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Long Query
- 1440 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Long Query
- 1440 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Math
- 1450 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Math
- 1451 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Math
- 1451 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Math
- 1451 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Math
- 1451 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Math
- 1450 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Math
- 1450 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Math
- 1450 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Math
- 1451 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Math
- 1451 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Text
- 1436 Elo2026-07-16
- LMArena Text
- 1444 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Text
- 1444 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Text
- 1443 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Text
- 1443 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Text
- 1444 Elo2026-08-10
- LMArena Text
- 1444 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Text
- 1443 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Text
- 1443 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Text
- 1443 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Text
- 1444 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Text
- 1444 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Text
- 1444 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena WebDev
- 1459 Elo2026-07-16
- LMArena WebDev
- 1458 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena WebDev
- 1459 Elo2026-07-20
- LMArena WebDev
- 1458 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena WebDev
- 1458 Elo2026-07-24
- LMArena WebDev
- 1458 Elo2026-07-28
- LMArena WebDev
- 1458 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena WebDev
- 1458 Elo2026-08-01
- LMArena WebDev
- 1458 Elo2026-07-31
- LMArena WebDev
- 1458 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena WebDev
- 1458 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena WebDev
- 1459 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena WebDev
- 1459 Elo2026-08-10
- LMArena WebDev
- 1460 Elo2026-08-14
- LMArena WebDev
- 1460 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena WebDev
- 1460 Elo2026-09-05
- LMArena WebDev
- 1460 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena WebDev
- 1460 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 Competition MathEstablished evidence
100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Business WritingEstablished evidence
100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Logic & Problem SolvingEstablished evidence
100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Marketing CopyEstablished evidence
100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Chat & RoleplayEstablished evidence
100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Creative WritingEstablished evidence
100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Frontend & UIEstablished evidence
100% of intended weighted task evidence across 3 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for WritingEstablished evidence
100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Roleplay & CharacterEstablished evidence
100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Math & ReasoningEstablished evidence
100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for a General AssistantEstablished evidence
100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Code CompletionEstablished evidence
81% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 4 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Open-Weight LLM for Self-HostingEstablished evidence
67% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Fast SummariesEstablished evidence
64% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Value LLMEstablished evidence
64% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for CodingProvisional evidence
58% of intended weighted task evidence across 3 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or SWE-bench Verified. 8 of 8 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Literary TranslationProvisional evidence
55% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from WMT translation. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Everyday TranslationProvisional evidence
55% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from WMT translation. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for TranslationProvisional evidence
55% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from WMT translation. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Cheap LLM for High VolumeProvisional evidence
50% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Cheapest Capable LLMProvisional evidence
50% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Local LLM for CodingProvisional evidence
50% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or SWE-rebench. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Debugging & Code ReviewProvisional evidence
40% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or SWE-bench Verified. 6 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Document SummarizationProvisional evidence
40% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LMArena Document. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for SummarizationProvisional evidence
40% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; 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
39% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or Structured-output eval. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Structured Data ExtractionProvisional evidence
39% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or Structured-output eval. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for High-Volume ExtractionProvisional evidence
31% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Route reliability or Structured-output eval. 2 of 4 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 Image UnderstandingProvisional evidence
20% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Vision or VLMEvalKit tasks. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Agentic CodingProvisional evidence
19% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; 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 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 Autonomous AgentsProvisional evidence
17% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Frontier-Bench or LMArena Agent. 7 of 7 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for AI AgentsProvisional evidence
15% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 7 of 7 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 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.
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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