Alibaba Qwenopen weightsQwen3.5-27B pricing
$0.26 per 1M input tokens and $2.60 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.42¢ per chat answer and 1.0¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Qwen3.5-27B costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Qwen3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.42¢$4.18 / 1,000 | 88 in · 689 out · 909 reasoning | 217 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.19¢$1.87 / 1,000 | 326 in · 98 out · 587 reasoning | 225 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥4.2¢$41.63 / 1,000 | 104 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 291 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥4.2¢$41.69 / 1,000 | 345 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 301 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.37¢$3.75 / 1,000 | 1,386 in · 1,166 out · 136 reasoning | 131 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.50¢$4.96 / 1,000 | 777 in · 671 out · 1,159 reasoning | 223 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 1.0¢$10.28 / 1,000 | 13,119 in · 501 out · 2,141 reasoning | 188 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.58¢$5.79 / 1,000 | 501 in · 561 out · 1,617 reasoning | 244 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥4.3¢$43.25 / 1,000 | 6,357 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 233 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.85¢$8.48 / 1,000 | 3,751 in · 974 out · 1,912 reasoning | 220 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 2.2¢$22.25 / 1,000 | 1,463 in · 534 out · 7,879 reasoning | 263 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥4.3¢$42.87 / 1,000 | 4,874 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 245 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.69¢$6.88 / 1,000 | 177 in · 405 out · 2,225 reasoning | 253 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 84¢$837 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 80,850 reasoning | 221 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Qwen3.5-27B through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alibabaunknown | $0.20 / $1.56 | - | 262K | 80% |
 SiliconFlowfp8 | $0.25 / $2.00 | - | 262K | |
| A AtlasCloudfp8 | $0.27 / $2.16 | $0.27 | 262K | |
| P Phalaunknown | $0.30 / $2.40 | $0.03 | 262K | |
 Novitabf16 | $0.30 / $2.40 | - | 262K | |
| R Rekaunknown | $0.26 / $2.60 | $0.026 | 32K | 100% |
 DeepInfrafp8 | $0.26 / $2.60 | - | 262K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Mar 3, 2026 at $0.30 input / $2.40 output. Since then the output price moved from $2.40 to $2.60 per 1M tokens (4 changes).
FAQ
How much does Qwen3.5-27B cost?
Qwen3.5-27B costs $0.26 per 1 million input tokens and $2.60 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.42¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 1.0¢.
Where is Qwen3.5-27B cheapest?
Among 7 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Alibaba: $0.20 input and $1.56 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Qwen3.5-27B cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Qwen3.5-27B was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Alibaba Qwen. Real usage can differ.