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Qwen3.6 Max Preview

Arena #61No linked weights

Qwen·#61 of 504 in the all-versions archive

Qwen3.6 Max Preview is a language model from Qwen. It ranks #61 of 504 in ModelCap's all-versions archive, with an Index score of 74.4, measured on 2 public benchmarks. Its score range of 68.7–80.1 spans positions #25–#92. It reads up to 262K tokens of context, with no downloadable weights linked in the current source data.

Figures as of 6 Nov 2026, 20:49 UTC · download the public dataset · methodology

ModelCap Index · All-versions archive
74.4#61
Measured on 2 public benchmarks · range 68.7–80.1
Evidence as of 28 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Market Gravity
9.9
Secondary market signal

Superseded by Qwen3.8 Max (0902). It no longer holds a current-board position; its all-versions archive rank is #61.

Input
Unlisted
no listed API price
Output
Unlisted
no listed API price
Context
262K
tokens
Providers
0
endpoints

Providers

Uptime measured over the last 30 minutes

No provider is currently serving this model.

Other versions (4)

ModelCap Index · All-versions archive

Methodology
74.4
Measured on 2 public benchmarks
All-versions archive
#61 of 504
Score range
68.7–80.1
Rank range
#25–#92
Evidence as of
28 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Benchmarks used
Arena Coding, Arena Overall
Technical details
Public rank basis
Measured (measured)
Evidence label
Measured · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards
Index support
54.0% · moderate
Identity binding
Exact catalogue product · qwen/qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview · aggregates disclosed benchmark configurations · endpoint configuration not claimed
Index observations used
2
Qualified Index evidence point
74.4
Bayesian Evidence Score · measured evidence input only

BES normalizes admitted public benchmark evidence for measured Index rows. Its legacy score and observables prior do not define the public language rank.

Observed capability
74.4
Evidence status
confirmed · 74% mass
General preference
74.5
Coding
73.4
Agents & tools
—
Reasoning
—
Evidence breadth
92%
Evidence coverage
54%
Market and catalogue signals · secondary, never the language Index rank
Usage (OpenRouter popularity)
—
Liquidity (providers × uptime)
—
Open reach (HF downloads)
—
Surface (context / tools / modalities)
75.3
Freshness
47.8
  • · Catalogue: context 262144, reasoning, tools
  • · First seen 2026-04-27

These adoption and deployment observations remain context only. They do not change this model's ModelCap Index score or rank.

BES evidence selected · measured input only

The bounded 0–100 capability score blends each source’s competitive placement with its published achievement, then combines capability families. Evidence breadth adds a modest uncertainty adjustment; price and popularity are not part of benchmark-led rank.

Deployment readiness

Metadata index
26.5
limited · 37% metadata coverage
Not capability
Artifact reproducibility
0.0
Access & legal clarity
30.3
Deployability
35.0
Evaluation provenance
49.9

Not yet published: a pinned repository revision, the architecture and model type, a parameter count, safetensors weight metadata, the base model it derives from, a declared licence, a link to the licence terms, a current serving provider, measured provider uptime, published provider pricing, pinned evaluation dataset versions.

A metadata completeness and deployability index—not a safety certification, quality grade, or production-readiness claim.

Market activity

Venue coverage
Market Gravity
9.9
OpenRouter weekly popularity
Not listed

Market Gravity uses OpenRouter’s full-catalogue popularity order. Sparse Vercel top-ten observations appear only when published and do not affect the score.

Arena preference

Status
Ranked
Source
LMArena
Official rank
#61 of 419
Rating
1460.2
95% confidence interval
1452–1468
Votes
5K
Source published at
28 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Category
overall
Identity match confidence
100%

Market Gravity breakdown

Usage55%
0.0

OpenRouter weekly popularity across the full model catalogue.

Liquidity25%
0.0

Independent providers versus the model's open or closed cohort, weighted by uptime.

Open reach15%
50.0

Hugging Face 30-day downloads for open models; neutral for closed models.

Freshness5%
47.8

Time since first public availability, on a six-month half-life.

Specification

Model ID
qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview
Context window
262K tokens
Declared output cap
66K tokens

OpenRouter catalogue or provider-endpoint declaration. Limits can vary by provider and prompt length; a model-wide maximum has not been independently verified. OpenRouter metadata

Inputs
Text
Outputs
Text
Tokenizer
Qwen
Cached input tokens
Not offered
First seen on OpenRouter
27 Apr 2026

Capabilities

  • Supported: Reasoning
  • Supported: Tool use
  • Supported: Structured output
  • Supported: Response format
  • Not supported: Moderated

Benchmark leaderboards featuring Qwen3.6 Max Preview

All leaderboards
Public benchmark boards on which Qwen3.6 Max Preview has a published result
LeaderboardScoreSource rankConfigurationPublished
Arena text leaderboardArena (LMArena)14601452–1468#61 of 419Not reported28 Oct 2026
Arena coding leaderboardArena (LMArena)15111496–1526#55 of 414Default28 Oct 2026

Qwen3.6 Max Preview: common questions

How does Qwen3.6 Max Preview rank among AI models?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview is a superseded version and is not on the current board as of 6 November 2026. Its archive position, where one exists, is shown on the page; the newer version carries the current rank.

How much does Qwen3.6 Max Preview cost per 1M tokens?

No live API price is listed for Qwen3.6 Max Preview in the current snapshot as of 6 November 2026 because no serving endpoint is published. ModelCap shows a price only when a provider currently lists one.

What is the context window of Qwen3.6 Max Preview?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview has a published context window of 262K tokens (262,144). The snapshot lists a 65,536 token catalogue-declared route output cap. OpenRouter catalogue or provider-endpoint declaration. Limits can vary by provider and prompt length; a model-wide maximum has not been independently verified. The providers table lists each endpoint's context limit.

Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview open-weight?

No linked weights. No downloadable model weights are linked in the current source data. This does not identify every API or chat product that offers the model.

Which benchmarks has Qwen3.6 Max Preview been evaluated on?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview has published results on 2 public boards tracked by ModelCap as of 6 November 2026: Arena text 1460 (#61 of 419) and Arena coding 1511 (#55 of 414). Each board page ranks every tracked model on that benchmark. The ModelCap Index scores the results its methodology admits, with published uncertainty, and shows reference boards without scoring them.

When was Qwen3.6 Max Preview released?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview first appeared in the catalogue on 27 Apr 2026. It has since been superseded by Qwen3.8 Max (0902). Rank and price movements since then are recorded on the site's changes feed.