Qwen3 235B A22B pricing

Qwen3 235B A22B from Alibaba (Qwen) costs $0.455 per 1M input tokens and $1.82 per 1M output tokens. Context window 131,072 tokens.

API id qwen3-235b-a22b · Alibaba (Qwen) · source · updated 2026-08-11

$0.455
Input / 1M tokens
$1.82
Output / 1M tokens
Cached input / 1M
131K
Context window

What Qwen3 235B A22B costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
WorkloadInput tokensOutput tokensEstimated cost
Short chat turn1,000500$0.0014
Document summary50,0002,000$0.03
1M tokens in, 200K out1,000,000200,000$0.82

Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.

Common questions

How much does Qwen3 235B A22B cost per 1M tokens?
Qwen3 235B A22B costs $0.455 per 1M input tokens and $1.82 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier.
What is Qwen3 235B A22B's context window?
Qwen3 235B A22B accepts up to 131,072 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 8,192 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper Qwen model than Qwen3 235B A22B?
Yes. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is $0.360 per 1M input tokens versus $0.455 for Qwen3 235B A22B, with a 32,768 token context window.
Where does this Qwen3 235B A22B price come from?
From the OpenRouter catalogue, because Alibaba (Qwen) does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from Alibaba (Qwen)'s own — verify before committing spend.

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