Model provider / Qwen

Qwen Qwen3.6 35b A3b

Asia · China · First tracked 18 Jul 2026 · Pricing verified 15 Oct 2026

Official model page not yet on record

Listed price on OpenRouter ↗
Global rank
#52

Ranked 52 of the tracked routed-model set.

0.10%Routed share
NewPlace this week
1 weeksRanked · 0 in top 3
Mid costPrice position
Live model recordTrailing seven days ending 14 Oct 2026 · refreshed daily
The current read

What the evidence shows today.

The page leads with what has been observed, then separates price, capability and history so a buyer can see both the signal and its limits.

Adoption
+0.06 percentage points

Routed share moved from 0.05% to 0.10% across 4 tracked weeks.

Economics
$0.15 in · $1.00 out

Per one million tokens. Cached input is listed at $0.05.

Operating fit
262K context · open weights

Reasoning, tool calling and structured output are supported.

Model economics

Published price, translated into a workload.

Live per-token pricing via OpenRouter, verified 15 Oct 2026. Batch and long-context tiers are not published in the feed, so they are omitted rather than estimated.

Input
$0.15
/ 1M tokens
Output
$1.00
/ 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.050
/ 1M tokens
Free tier
—
on OpenRouter
Context window
262K
tokens
Weights
Open weights
license basis
Estimated monthly cost
$0
Input (uncached)$0
Cached input$0
Output$0
$0 per completed task

An estimate from published per-token pricing and your assumptions. Actual costs vary by provider and usage tier.

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Same workload as the calculator above, at each model's current price. Monthly USD.

Price and adoption

Every point is an observed week.

Routed-token share over time, with no interpolation presented as evidence. A price line joins it as real changes are recorded.

0%1%2% 0.10% 22 Jul 2026: 0.05%12 Aug 2026: 0.10%19 Aug 2026: 0.09%14 Oct 2026: 0.10% 22 Jul12 Aug19 Aug14 Oct
All 4 tracked weeks · 22 Jul to 14 Oct. Longer periods open as the record grows.
Operating profile

What it supports, and what remains undisclosed.

Verified support, explicit non-support and missing disclosure read differently on purpose. A blank is never made to look like a negative finding.

Capabilities
Context window262K
Reasoning✓ Supported
Tool calling✓ Supported
Structured output✓ Supported
Image input✓ Supported
Audio input— Not supported
Video input✓ Supported
Open weights✓ Yes
API availability✓ Yes
Commercial licenseVerify terms with the provider
Model facts
Observed by yellow3
Current rank
#52
Peak rank
#52
Routed share
0.10%
Peak share
0.10%
Weeks ranked
1
First tracked
18 Jul 2026
Region of origin
Asia · China
Model facts
Provider
Qwen
Model family
Not yet on record
Release date
Not yet on record
Type
Multimodal (text + image)
Modalities
text, image, video
Context window
262K tokens
Weights
Open weight
License
Not yet on record
97.64%Availability (30d)
2.36%Error / downtime

Median provider uptime across OpenRouter endpoints, last 30 days. Latency and throughput are not published by the source and are not estimated here.

Why it is moving

Observed first. Interpreted only when sourced.

Observed data

In the week ending 14 Oct 2026, Qwen Qwen3.6 35b A3b entered the ranking this week with 0.10% of routed tokens and a peak rank of #52. Over 4 tracked weeks its routed share has moved from 0.05% to 0.10% (+0.06 pp).

yellow3 analysis

A sourced weekly interpretation of what is driving this model's routing is added as the record accumulates. yellow3 does not publish a reason for movement unless the routed-traffic data or a cited source supports it.

Model and provider signals

What changed around this model.

Dated developments concerning this model and its provider. Facts, evidence status and yellow3 analysis remain separate.

2 verified signals in this recordEvidence verified through
  1. Measured observation

    Qwen Qwen3.6 35b A3b reached its highest recorded routed share.

    Rank moved from #52 to #52 as routed share reached 0.10% in the seven days ending 14 Oct 2026. The record does not assign a cause.

    ConcernsModel · Qwen Qwen3.6 35b A3bOpen signal Close signal
    Adoption move
    Rank
    #52#52
    Routed share
    0.09%0.10%
    Evidence status
    Measured observation
    Before and after recorded
    Source and dates
    Event date
    Publication date
    Not disclosed
    Latest verification
    Why it matters

    No interpretation is published for this signal. The observation stands on its own.

    Evidence boundary
    Fact, source and yellow3 interpretation remain separate. Sequence is not converted into causation.
    Corrections: none recorded
  2. Measured observation

    Qwen Qwen3.6 35b A3b recorded its largest weekly rise.

    Rank moved from #53 to #52 as routed share reached 0.09% in the seven days ending 19 Aug 2026. The record does not assign a cause.

    ConcernsModel · Qwen Qwen3.6 35b A3bOpen signal Close signal
    Adoption move
    Rank
    #53#52
    Routed share
    0.10%0.09%
    Evidence status
    Measured observation
    Before and after recorded
    Source and dates
    Event date
    Publication date
    Not disclosed
    Latest verification
    Why it matters

    No interpretation is published for this signal. The observation stands on its own.

    Evidence boundary
    Fact, source and yellow3 interpretation remain separate. Sequence is not converted into causation.
    Corrections: none recorded
Coverage boundary

OpenRouter usage represents routed developer traffic, not the whole AI market. Timing near an adoption change does not establish causation. Sources checked for this record: OpenRouter routed-traffic rankings, OpenRouter listed price. Provider announcements and independent reporting are not yet monitored and are absent rather than nil.

History and evidence

The record behind the headline.

The current position stays connected to every observed week, price change and milestone.

Weekly rank and routed-share history for Qwen Qwen3.6 35b A3b
Week endingRankRouted shareΔ shareMovementRegion rankStatus
14 Oct 2026#520.10%–NEW#24RE-ENTRY
19 Aug 2026#520.09%-0.01▲ 1places up#18ranked
12 Aug 2026#530.10%–NEW#18RE-ENTRY
22 Jul 2026#580.05%–NEW#21NEW
Price history
DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MChangeSource
15 Oct 2026$0.15$1.00—OpenRouter listed price

Price history begins when yellow3 started tracking this model and accrues one point per change from here. Only real, observed price changes are recorded.

Milestones
  • 18 Jul 2026First trackedDerived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 19 Aug 2026Biggest weekly rise +1 placesDerived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 14 Oct 2026Peak routed share 0.10%Derived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
Sources and methodology

Every claim keeps its route back to evidence.

Region reflects where the model's developer is headquartered. Figures are OpenRouter routing traffic, aggregated over a trailing seven days - developer routing behaviour, not the whole market.

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