Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview (Qwen, 2026) is an chat model. Qwen3.6-Max-Preview is a proprietary frontier model from Alibaba Cloud built on a sparse mixture-of-experts architecture with approximately 1 trillion total parameters. It is optimized for agentic coding, tool use, and...
by Qwen · 262K token context window
Best for
- low-latency chat and routing
- request routing and triage
- text classification
Ways to use Qwen3.6 Max Preview in osFoundry
Connect with your own key (BYOK)
Open the key dialog and paste your Qwen API key. osFoundry discovers Qwen3.6 Max Preview automatically — assign it to a Maestro role (router, direct, orchestrator, or fallback) in the Pipeline tab and it is live in every chat. Your key, your provider account — no token markup.
Use it in a Room App
Room Apps declare AI features in their manifest, then call them with invokeAI:
import { invokeAI } from '@osfoundry/app-sdk'
// 'summarize' is an AI feature declared in your app manifest.
const result = await invokeAI('summarize', userText)
Call it from your own apps
Once a model is wired into your workspace you can host it as an API and reach it from your own services, scripts, or CI — outside osFoundry.
Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs similar models
| Model | Org | Params | Context | Input price | Self-host |
|---|
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Qwen | — | 262K | $ 1.04 /1M | API only |
| Laguna M.1 (free) | Poolside | — | 131K | Free | API only |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | DeepSeek | — | 1049K | $ 0.435 /1M | API only |
| Owl Alpha | openrouter | — | 1049K | Free | API only |
Licence
Hosted — usage subject to provider terms — Hosted-only model — usage governed by the provider's API terms. Bring your own provider key.
No weights distributed; usage subject to provider terms.
Frequently asked about Qwen3.6 Max Preview
How much does Qwen3.6 Max Preview cost?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is metered at $ 1.04 /1M for input, and $ 6.24 /1M for output. Bring your own Qwen API key — osFoundry passes through provider pricing without markup.
Can I use Qwen3.6 Max Preview commercially?
Commercial use is allowed with conditions. Hosted-only model — usage governed by the provider's API terms. Bring your own provider key. No weights distributed; usage subject to provider terms.
What is the context window of Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview supports a 262K token context window.
Can I run Qwen3.6 Max Preview locally?
No — Qwen3.6 Max Preview is hosted only and accessed via the Qwen API.
What is Qwen3.6 Max Preview best at?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is well-suited to low-latency chat and routing, request routing and triage, text classification.
How do I use Qwen3.6 Max Preview in osFoundry?
Paste your Qwen API key in the key dialog (or deploy the open weights for self-hostable models), assign Qwen3.6 Max Preview to a Maestro role in the Pipeline tab, then use it in chat, Room Apps via invokeAI, or your own apps.
Published by Qwen on April 27, 2026. Source: https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview