Alibaba launched a preview of Qwen 3.6-Max-Preview, its most advanced AI model to date. The model achieved leading scores in coding and agent-based benchmarks. Users can access the release via Qwen Studio and Alibaba Cloud's API.
The launch signals a strategic shift from an open-source approach to a proprietary system. Alibaba is offering the model as a hosted service to drive monetization. This move follows the recent shutdown of the free tier for Alibaba's Qwen Code.