# Qwen3.6 27B release · 2026-04-22 · snapshot 2026-10-27

Creator: Alibaba · 2 effort levels

| Effort level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E | On the frontier today | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) | Text, Image, Video | 21.40 | $1145 | 110.8s | no | `qwen3-6-27b` |
| Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning) | Text, Image, Video | 19.80 | - | 12.2s | no | `qwen3-6-27b-non-reasoning` |

Open weights · on the open-weights frontier today: 0 of 2

## Launch day (2026-04-22)

- Reached the frontier: 0 of 2
- Reached the open-weights frontier: 0 of 2
- Impact (intelligence × log-cost hypervolume gained): 0
- Rank: did not move the frontier; 45 releases this past year did
- Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) missed: 1.4 points below MiniMax-M2.7 at 4.71× its cost


> Metrics snapshot: 2026-10-27T03:17:53Z. Intelligence index version: unknown. Release timeline, frontier age, release impact and shakeup cards are reconstructions using one selected snapshot's metrics, not a record of what was known at release. Scores, benchmark cost and derived value may change when the index methodology changes. Source documentation advertises v4.3.2; API correspondence is unverified.