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Alibaba Tongyi Launches Next-Gen Flagship Model Qwen3.6-Max-Preview

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88Z AI, 20 April — Alibaba Tongyi Qwen releases Qwen3.6-Max-Preview preview, significantly enhancing coding, knowledge, and instruction following, with support for online experience and API calls.

At a glance

  • Qwen3.6-Max-Preview shows significant enhancements in core capabilities like coding and tops multiple benchmarks
  • Available via Qwen Studio or Alibaba Cloud Bailian API, compatible with major protocols
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The update

Alibaba Tongyi Qwen has officially launched the early preview version of its next-generation flagship model, Qwen3.6-Max-Preview. The model achieves significant improvements in agent programming capabilities, world knowledge reserves, and instruction following performance, securing top scores in six programming benchmarks. Currently, users can experience it online via the Qwen Studio platform or call it through the Alibaba Cloud Bailian API. The interface is compatible with OpenAI and Anthropic protocols, facilitating rapid integration and application for developers.

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