QwenReleased on Apr 16, 2026

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B: API Pricing, Context Window & Benchmarks

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is a language model from Qwen, released in April 2026, with multimodal input.

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

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B benchmarks

Rankings

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Qwen3.6-35B-A3B Performance Across Datasets

Scores sourced from the model's scorecard, paper, or official blog posts

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Qwen3.6-35B-A3B model size

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has 35 billion parameters. See how it compares to other models in the same parameter range.

Parameters
35BMoE
Large (30–80B)
35B
1B7B70B405B

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B API

Available from the model provider

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has an official provider API. It is not currently routed through the LLM Stats gateway.

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Qwen3.6-35B-A3B latency

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B time to first token, sustained output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic over the trailing 7 days.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B examples

Recent arena outputs from Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B license

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is released under the Apache 2.0 license, which permits commercial use, has 35.0B parameters.

License
Apache 2.0
Commercial use allowed
Parameters
35.0B

Apache License 2.0 - allows commercial use

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B resources

Official sources for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B: api documentation, official playground, official launch post, source repository, model weights.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs other models

The most-compared alternatives to Qwen3.6-35B-A3B are GLM-5.1, Seed 2.0 Lite, Grok 4 Fast. Open any pair side-by-side for benchmarks, pricing, context, and latency.

Models like Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Models ranked just above and below Qwen3.6-35B-A3B by LLM Stats score.

 

GLM-5.1

Score pending
 

Seed 2.0 Lite

Score pending
 

Grok 4 Fast

Score pending
 

MAI-Thinking-1

Score pending
 

Gemma 4 31B

Score pending
 

GLM-4.7

Score pending

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.

When was Qwen3.6-35B-A3B released?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B was released on April 16, 2026 by Qwen. This is the official Qwen3.6-35B-A3B release date tracked on LLM Stats.

Is Qwen3.6-35B-A3B available via API?

Yes, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is available via API. See the official documentation for authentication and endpoint details.

How big is Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has 35 billion parameters. It ships as an open-weight model, so you can download and run it on your own hardware.

Who created Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B was created by Qwen.

What is the license for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is released under the Apache 2.0 license. This is an open-source / open-weight license that permits self-hosting.

Is Qwen3.6-35B-A3B multimodal?

Yes, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is multimodal and can accept both text and images as input.

Where is the Qwen3.6-35B-A3B paper or technical report?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has a paper or technical report available at https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.6-35b-a3b. Use that source for architecture, training, release and evaluation details.

What models should I compare Qwen3.6-35B-A3B against?

Common Qwen3.6-35B-A3B comparisons include Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs GLM-5.1, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs Seed 2.0 Lite, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs Grok 4 Fast. Compare them side by side for benchmark scores, pricing, context window, latency and API availability.