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Qwen3 0.6B

Alibaba · Released April 28, 2025

Intelligence score

1

At a glance

Intelligence
1
Speed
—
Latency
—
Input price
$0.11per 1M tokens
Output price
$0.42per 1M tokens
Context window
32Ktokens
Parameters
0.752billions

Summary

Comparison summary

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) scores 1 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 3). Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) costs $0.11 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $0.11) and $0.42 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $0.28), based on Alibaba's API.

Specifications

Technical specifications

Model nameQwen3 0.6B
ProviderAlibaba
Release dateApril 28, 2025
Intelligence score1
Speed—
Latency (TTFT)—
Input price$0.11 / 1M tokens
Output price$0.42 / 1M tokens
Context window32,000 tokens
Parameters0.752B
ReasoningNo
Input modalitiestext
Output modalities—
Open weightsYes
LicenseApache 2
API availability—
SourceModel Intelligence legacy profile: qwen3-0-6b-instruct

Pricing

Token prices

Price per 1M tokens

Qwen3 0.6B, as listed in the catalog record

Input $0.11 and output $0.42 per 1M tokens. Missing prices are hatched and marked "Not published".
  1. Input$0.11
  2. Output$0.42

Model Intelligence legacy profile: qwen3-0-6b-instruct

FAQ · 17

Frequently asked questions

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) was released on April 28, 2025.

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) was created by Alibaba.

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) scores 1 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 3).

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) costs $0.11 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $0.11) and $0.42 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $0.28), based on Alibaba's API.

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) costs $0.11 per 1M input tokens and $0.42 per 1M output tokens (based on Alibaba's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $0.14 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.

No, Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) is not a reasoning model. It provides direct responses without extended chain-of-thought reasoning.

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) supports text input.

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) supports text output.

No, Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) does not support image input. It can only process text.

No, Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) is not multimodal. It only supports text input.

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) has a context window of 32k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.

Yes, Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) has 0.752 billion parameters.

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) is released under the Apache 2.0 license. This license allows commercial use.

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) achieves a score of 1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.

Yes, Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) is available via API through 1 provider.

Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) is available through 1 API provider.