Qwen3 235B A22B pricing

API list price by Alibaba (Qwen) · checked Oct 23, 2026
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$0.70 / $2.80per 1M tokens in / out

Price sheetper 1M tokens

Input$0.70list
Output$2.80
Context · max output33K · 16Ktokens

Where to buy3 providers · per 1M tokens

ProviderInputOutputContext
DeepInfra$0.18$0.54—
Featherless$0.46$1.82—
Alibaba$0.70$2.80—

In Alibaba (Qwen)'s line-upper 1M in / out

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B$0.53 / $2.66−13%
Qwen 3.5 122B A10B$0.40 / $3.20−10%
Qwen 3 VL 235B A22B Thinking$0.45 / $3.49−1%
Qwen3 235B A22B$0.70 / $2.80this model
Qwen Plus 2025-04-28$0.40 / $4+6%
Qwen Plus Latest$0.40 / $4+6%
Qwen3.5 397B A17B$0.60 / $3.60+10%
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Cheaper for the same workvs Qwen3 235B A22B

MiMo v2.6 Pro thinkingOpen-56%score ×5.6$0.13
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GLM 5.3 Flash maxOpen-81%score ×5$0.28

Pricing questions

How much does Qwen3 235B A22B cost?›

$0.70 per 1M input tokens and $2.80 per 1M output tokens.

Is Qwen3 235B A22B free to use?›

There is no free API tier, but the weights are open: you can run it on your own hardware for the cost of compute.

Is Qwen3 235B A22B cheaper than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?›

Yes: $0.70 / $2.80 against $1.40 / $5.60, 50% less per token.

What is a cheaper alternative to Qwen3 235B A22B?›

MiMo v2.6 Pro at thinking effort costs -56% per task with a score ×5.6 on Humanity's Last Exam.