# Qwen3.6 27B

Qwen3.6 27B is a model from Alibaba with open weights, released on 22 Apr 2026. The context window is 262,144 tokens. Pricing is $0.32 per million input tokens and $3.20 per million output tokens.

- Developer: Alibaba
- Id: qwen/qwen3.6-27b
- Released: 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sighting: 2026-09-18T20:02:46.475Z
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.6-27B)
- Status: Released
- Open weights: 2026-04-22
  - [evidence link](https://qwen.ai/blog?id=8e98ee65-9e60-4c9b-a688-fc150e3dab2a)
- Weights version: 2026-04-22
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3.6-27B/paths-info/8f33b98937c6031bb49e713dee3e8e185aafd26f)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/alibaba/qwen3-6-27b-433/

## Questions

### What is the context window of Qwen3.6 27B?

The context window is 262,144 tokens.

### How much does Qwen3.6 27B cost?

Pricing is $0.32 per million input tokens and $3.20 per million output tokens.

### Are the weights of Qwen3.6 27B publicly available?

Yes. Alibaba publishes the weights.

### When was Qwen3.6 27B released?

On 22 Apr 2026.

## Evidence links

- [Artificial Analysis · benchmarks](https://artificialanalysis.ai/models)
- [Groq · deprecations](https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations)
- [Groq API](https://console.groq.com/docs/models)
- [huggingface-router](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.6-27B)
- [hf-author-artifacts:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3.6-27B/paths-info/8f33b98937c6031bb49e713dee3e8e185aafd26f)
- [review](https://huggingface.co/qwen/qwen3.6-27b)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#Qwen3.6-27B)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#Qwen3.6-27B-FP8)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#qwen3-6-27b)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#qwen3.6-27b)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#qwen3.6:27b)
- [OpenCode · discovery](https://opencode.ai/data/alibaba/qwen3-6-27b)
- [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3.6-27b)
- [qwen-articles](https://qwen.ai/blog?id=8e98ee65-9e60-4c9b-a688-fc150e3dab2a)

## Signals

- [Qwen3.6 27B: Source entry removed](https://alexgetman.com/signals/2026/09/15/qwen3-6-27b/)