Alibaba QwenQwen3 Coder Flash pricing
$0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.97 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.16¢ per chat answer and 0.51¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Qwen3 Coder 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 | 0.16¢$1.58 / 1,000 | 88 in · 689 out · 909 reasoning | 137 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.07¢$0.73 / 1,000 | 326 in · 98 out · 587 reasoning | 138 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥1.6¢$15.62 / 1,000 | 104 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 219 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥1.6¢$15.67 / 1,000 | 345 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 249 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.15¢$1.54 / 1,000 | 1,386 in · 1,166 out · 136 reasoning | 86 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.19¢$1.94 / 1,000 | 777 in · 671 out · 1,159 reasoning | 146 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.51¢$5.13 / 1,000 | 13,119 in · 501 out · 2,141 reasoning | 130 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.22¢$2.22 / 1,000 | 501 in · 561 out · 1,617 reasoning | 157 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥1.7¢$16.84 / 1,000 | 6,357 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 147 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.35¢$3.55 / 1,000 | 3,751 in · 974 out · 1,912 reasoning | 142 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.85¢$8.49 / 1,000 | 1,463 in · 534 out · 7,879 reasoning | 193 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥1.7¢$16.55 / 1,000 | 4,874 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 192 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.26¢$2.60 / 1,000 | 177 in · 405 out · 2,225 reasoning | 181 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 19¢$195 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 80,850 reasoning | 96 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Qwen3 Coder Flash through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alibabaunknown | $0.20 / $0.97 | $0.039 | 1M | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Sep 22, 2025 at $0.30 input / $1.50 output. Since then the output price moved from $1.50 to $0.97 per 1M tokens (1 change).
FAQ
How much does Qwen3 Coder Flash cost?
Qwen3 Coder Flash costs $0.20 per 1 million input tokens and $0.97 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.039 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.16¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.51¢.
Where is Qwen3 Coder Flash cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Alibaba: $0.20 input and $0.97 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Qwen3 Coder Flash cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Qwen3 Coder Flash was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Alibaba Qwen. Real usage can differ.