Qwen API pricing, checked at the source
Prices for the Qwen models on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Singapore region, read off Alibaba Cloud's own pricing page with a link on every row. Estimate a monthly bill below.
Qwen API prices per 1M tokens
Standard prices in USD. Each row links to Alibaba Cloud's pricing page and shows the day we checked it.
| Model | Input | Cached input | Output | Batch inference (in / out) | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.8-max | $2.00 | none listed | $6.00 | none listed | Singapore, International scope | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| qwen3.7-max | $2.50 | none listed | $7.50 | none listed | Singapore, International scope | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| qwen3.7-plusprompts up to 256K | $0.40 | none listed | $1.60 | none listed | Singapore, International scope. These are list prices; page shows a limited-time 20% off with no end date stated. Prompts 256K to 1M: $1.2 in, $4.8 out. Same output price in thinking and non-thinking mode. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| qwen3.6-plusprompts up to 256K | $0.50 | none listed | $3.00 | none listed | Singapore, International scope. Prompts 256K to 1M: $2 in, $6 out. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| qwen-plusprompts up to 256K | $0.40 | none listed | $1.20 | none listed | Singapore, International scope. Output $1.2 is non-thinking mode; thinking mode output is $4. Prompts 256K to 1M: $1.2 in, $3.6 / $12 out. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| qwen3.8-flash | $0.15 | none listed | $0.47 | none listed | Singapore, International scope | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| qwen3.7-flashprompts up to 32K | $0.03 | none listed | $0.13 | $0.015 / $0.065 | Singapore, International scope. 32K to 256K: $0.10 in, $0.40 out. 256K to 1M: $0.20 in, $0.80 out. Batch gets 50% off. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| qwen-flashprompts up to 256K | $0.05 | none listed | $0.40 | $0.025 / $0.20 | Singapore, International scope. 256K to 1M: $0.25 in, $2 out. Batch gets 50% off. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| qwen3-coder-flashprompts up to 32K | $0.30 | none listed | $1.50 | none listed | Singapore, International scope. Higher tiers: 32K-128K $0.5/$2.5, 128K-256K $0.8/$4, 256K-1M $1.6/$9.6. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| qwen3.8-27b (open source) | $0.50 | none listed | $3.00 | none listed | Singapore, International scope | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
Terms on this page: Token · Prompt caching · Context window · Batch API
Estimate your Alibaba Cloud bill
Enter your monthly tokens and how they split between new input, cached input and output. The result updates as you type.
Write 40k, 250M or 5B. Input, cached input and output tokens together.
100M tokens a month costs from $3.50 (qwen3.7-flash) to $275.00 (qwen3.7-max).
| Model | Per month | Per 1M tokens at this split |
|---|---|---|
| qwen3.7-flashprompts up to 32K | $3.50 | $0.035 |
| qwen-flashprompts up to 256K | $6.75 | $0.0675 |
| qwen3.8-flash | $16.60 | $0.166 |
| qwen3-coder-flashprompts up to 32K | $36.00 | $0.36 |
| qwen-plusprompts up to 256K | $44.00 | $0.44 |
| qwen3.7-plusprompts up to 256K | $46.00 | $0.46 |
| qwen3.6-plusprompts up to 256K | $62.50 | $0.625 |
| qwen3.8-27b (open source) | $62.50 | $0.625 |
| qwen3.8-max | $220.00 | $2.20 |
| qwen3.7-max | $275.00 | $2.75 |
Standard prices in USD on 2026-10-25, before tax. Long-prompt tiers are left out; see the price table.
Alibaba Cloud embeddings prices
Prices per 1M input tokens. Embedding models have no output price.
| Model | Price as listed | Per 1M tokens | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| text-embedding-v3 | $0.07 per 1M tokens | $0.07 | Singapore region. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| text-embedding-v4 | $0.07 per 1M tokens | $0.07 | Singapore region. Beijing lists $0.072. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
Write 40k, 250M or 5B.
100M tokens a month costs from $7.00 (text-embedding-v3) to $7.00 (text-embedding-v4).
| Model | Per month | Per 1M tokens |
|---|---|---|
| text-embedding-v3 | $7.00 | $0.07 |
| text-embedding-v4 | $7.00 | $0.07 |
List prices in USD on 2026-10-25, before tax, free tiers and add-ons. Rows billed another way are in the price table only.
How the bill is worked out
Region matters
Tiered by prompt size
Context cache billed separately
Free quota
Qwen API pricing questions
How much does the Qwen API cost?
Alibaba Cloud bills its language models per million tokens, with separate prices for input, cached input and output. On 2026-10-25, standard prices ran from $0.03 (qwen3.7-flash) to $2.50 (qwen3.7-max) per 1M input tokens, and $0.13 (qwen3.7-flash) to $7.50 (qwen3.7-max) per 1M output tokens. Embeddings runs from $0.07 per 1M tokens.
Does Alibaba Cloud offer a batch discount?
On some models. Batch inference prices are listed for qwen3.7-flash, qwen-flash. The price table shows which rows have one.
How does prompt caching change a Alibaba Cloud bill?
Listed input prices do not include cache prices. The page gives an example: explicit cache creation at 125% of input price, cache hits at 10%. Rates vary by model, see the Context Cache doc.
Where do these prices come from?
From Alibaba Cloud's own pricing page, https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing, checked on 2026-10-25. Every row links to it. When a price cannot be confirmed, the row says to check the vendor's page instead of showing a number.
Do Qwen API prices depend on the region?
Yes. Alibaba Cloud lists separate price tables by region. The prices here are for the Singapore region with International deployment scope; Beijing, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Virginia and Tokyo have their own tables.
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