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Qwen 3.6 Max (Preview)

ECI#66
149
Alibaba
Apr. 20, 2026
Closed weights

Qwen 3.6 Max (Preview) is a closed-weights model from Alibaba, released April 20, 2026. It has an ECI score of 149 and ranks 66th of 254 tracked models. At the time of its release, it ranked 19th of 195 tracked models.

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