Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct pricing

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct from Alibaba (Qwen) costs $0.260 per 1M input tokens and $1.04 per 1M output tokens. Context window 262,144 tokens.

API id qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct · Alibaba (Qwen) · source · updated 2026-08-12

$0.260
Input / 1M tokens
$1.04
Output / 1M tokens
—
Cached input / 1M
262K
Context window

What Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
WorkloadInput tokensOutput tokensEstimated cost
Short chat turn1,000500$0.0008
Document summary50,0002,000$0.02
1M tokens in, 200K out1,000,000200,000$0.47

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

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct price history

RecordedInput /1MOutput /1M
2026-08-12$0.260$1.04
2026-08-11$0.210$1.90

Common questions

How much does Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct cost per 1M tokens?
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct costs $0.260 per 1M input tokens and $1.04 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier.
What is Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct's context window?
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct accepts up to 262,144 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 32,768 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper Qwen model than Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct?
Yes. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is $0.100 per 1M input tokens versus $0.260 for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct, with a 32,768 token context window.
Where does this Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct 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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