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Qwen3.6-Max-Preview

Alibaba · Qwen Max & Plus line · flagship

Released April 18, 2026Replaced by Qwen 3.7-Max

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview was released by Alibaba on April 18, 2026, as a flagship model in the Qwen Max & Plus line.

What changed

An early preview of the Max model in Alibaba's Qwen3.6 series, text-only with a 262K-token context window, offered through Qwen Studio and the Model Studio API.

Sources: Qwen · QwenCloud (model page and pricing) · QwenCloud changelog

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Where the Qwen Max & Plus line stands

Qwen3.8-Max-0902 is the current model in this line. The card shows how long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.

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Qwen3.8-Max-0902

Alibaba · Qwen Max & Plus line · flagship
Mid-cycle25 of ~30 days into its usual cycle

An upgraded snapshot of Qwen 3.8-Max, further trained for coding and office-style agent work, with the same 2.4 trillion parameters, 1M-token context window and $2 / $6 price.

Released Sep 2, 2026 · what changed →
Days since last release
Qwen3.8-Max-0902 · Sep 2, 2026
25
days
Usual gap
30
days
Recent gaps
Qwen3.8-Max-0902 · Sep 2026
30
Qwen 3.8-Max · Aug 2026
63
Qwen 3.7-Plus · Jun 2026
12
Qwen 3.7-Max · May 2026
32

Every Qwen Max & Plus release

Newest first. See the full line with every card →

  1. Sep 2, 2026Qwen3.8-Max-0902
  2. Aug 3, 2026Qwen 3.8-Max
  3. Jun 1, 2026Qwen 3.7-Plus
  4. May 20, 2026Qwen 3.7-Max
  5. Apr 18, 2026Qwen3.6-Max-Preview · this page
  6. Apr 2, 2026Qwen 3.6-Plus
  7. Sep 5, 2025Qwen 3-Max
  8. Jan 29, 2025Qwen 2.5-Max