Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B

Qwen3.6 27B is a multimodal model from Qwen that accepts text, image, and video inputs, making it one of the broader input options in its tier. It supports tool use and reasoning, which means it can handle agentic workflows and multi-step tasks. Its context window of 262,144 tokens accommodates long documents or extended conversations without truncation. On benchmarks, the model scores 65.6 on a blended basis across three tests, with a notably strong coding result of 88.6 and a weaker agentic score of 44.6; that spread is worth examining before committing to automation use cases. At $0.29 per million input tokens and $3.17 per million output tokens, the output cost is moderately high relative to the input price. Users who need video understanding alongside long-context reasoning will find few alternatives at this price, but those prioritizing agentic reliability should treat the benchmark coverage as limited and test against their own workloads.