Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Analysis Summary
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) is Alibaba's mixture-of-experts model in the Qwen3.6 family, using approximately 3B active parameters from a 35B total. Its benchmark profile is strong: GPQA at 0.817, agentic index at 55.4, and tau2 at 0.851 place it well above most models in its price tier for reasoning and multi-step task execution.
For businesses, it is a capable choice for agentic workflows, coding assistance, and structured content tasks. Long-context reasoning (lcr 0.567) and terminalbench performance (0.258) are also competitive. The non-reasoning mode keeps latency lower than thinking variants, which suits interactive or high-throughput deployments.
At $0.375/$2.25 per million tokens it is reasonably priced for its capability level. The main practical consideration is provider accessibility: teams in standard enterprise environments may find API availability and support less straightforward than with Anthropic, Google, or OpenAI equivalents.
Assessed June 30, 2026
Editorial notes
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) from Alibaba delivers strong agentic performance (index 55.4), high GPQA at 0.817, and excellent tau2 at 0.851, with a 256K context window, though it lacks vision and carries a regional accessibility penalty.
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Performance Profile
How Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) compares
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) ranks #113 of 385 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #76 of 293 for agentic tasks. At $0.38 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 39% of comparable models.
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Model Information
| Provider | Alibaba |
| Release Date | April 16, 2026 |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.38 | $0.000375 |
| Output | $2.25 | $0.002250 |
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Frequently asked questions about Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
How much does Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) cost?
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) costs $0.38 per million input tokens and $2.25 per million output tokens.
Who created Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)?
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) is developed by Alibaba and was released on April 16, 2026.
