🇨🇳 China💻 CodeReleased April 2026
Qwen3.6 27B
Alibaba
Open-sourceSelf-host
Verdict
A solid pick for self-hosting and full data control.
Skill profile
Not disclosed
Strengths
- Open-source and self-hostable
Limitations
- No native GDPR guarantee
- API pricing not disclosed
Who is it for
A good fit if…
- you build with a coding agent
- you want to control cost or self-host
Skip it if…
- you handle sensitive EU data
Access & availability
Self-hostable (open weights)
Key specifications
Context
262K
Input price
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Output price
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Speed
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Price not auditedBenchmarks not audited
Privacy
Not GDPR-compliant
Run it locally
Desktop with solid GPU / 32GB+ Mac7.0M2k
| Quantization | Disk | RAM / VRAM | Typical hardware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 · recommended | 15.4 GB | 19 GB | 32GB Mac / RTX 3090-4090 |
| Q8 · balanced | 28.9 GB | 34 GB | 64GB Mac / dual 24GB GPUs |
| FP16 · max quality | 54 GB | 61 GB | 96-128GB Mac Studio / 4× GPUs |
Estimates for a moderate context. Long contexts need more RAM (KV cache).
Advanced data · for expertsArchitecture, modalities, detailed cost, full benchmarks▾
Advanced data · for experts
Architecture, modalities, detailed cost, full benchmarks
Architecture
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Size
27B
Cutoff date
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Inputs
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Outputs
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License
apache-2.0
Hosting
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Hallucination score
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Estimated cost (API)
Typical exchange (~3k in / 1k out)
Not disclosed
1M in + 1M out
Not disclosed
All benchmarks
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| SWE-Bench | — |
| MATH | — |