Alibaba QwenQwen3.5-Flash pricing
$0.065 per 1M input tokens and $0.26 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.04¢ per chat answer and 0.15¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Qwen3.5-Flash 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 | 0.04¢$0.42 / 1,000 | 88 in · 689 out · 909 reasoning | 50 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.02¢$0.20 / 1,000 | 326 in · 98 out · 587 reasoning | 51 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥0.42¢$4.17 / 1,000 | 104 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 110 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥0.42¢$4.18 / 1,000 | 345 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 129 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.04¢$0.43 / 1,000 | 1,386 in · 1,166 out · 136 reasoning | 29 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.05¢$0.53 / 1,000 | 777 in · 671 out · 1,159 reasoning | 56 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.15¢$1.54 / 1,000 | 13,119 in · 501 out · 2,141 reasoning | 43 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.06¢$0.60 / 1,000 | 501 in · 561 out · 1,617 reasoning | 62 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥0.46¢$4.57 / 1,000 | 6,357 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 64 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.10¢$0.99 / 1,000 | 3,751 in · 974 out · 1,912 reasoning | 52 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.23¢$2.28 / 1,000 | 1,463 in · 534 out · 7,879 reasoning | 78 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥0.45¢$4.48 / 1,000 | 4,874 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 74 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.07¢$0.70 / 1,000 | 177 in · 405 out · 2,225 reasoning | 67 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 17¢$172 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 80,850 reasoning | 83 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Qwen3.5-Flash through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alibabaunknown | $0.065 / $0.26 | - | 1M | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Mar 3, 2026 at $0.10 input / $0.40 output. Since then the output price moved from $0.40 to $0.26 per 1M tokens (1 change).
FAQ
How much does Qwen3.5-Flash cost?
Qwen3.5-Flash costs $0.065 per 1 million input tokens and $0.26 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.04¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.15¢.
Where is Qwen3.5-Flash cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Alibaba: $0.065 input and $0.26 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Qwen3.5-Flash cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Qwen3.5-Flash was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Alibaba Qwen. Real usage can differ.