Alibaba Qwen models: the cheapest way to a million-token context
| # | AI model | Capabilities | API $/1M (in / out) | Context window | Price / mo | Output $/1M | Overview | Visit site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qwen3.8 Max Prime Qwen |    | $3.36 / $10.08 | 1M tokens | API only | 10.08 | View | |
| 2 | Qwen3.8 Max (0902) Qwen |   | $2 / $6 | 1M tokens | API only | 6 | View | |
| 3 | Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B Qwen |  | $2 / $6 | 1.05M tokens | API only | 6 | View | |
| 4 | Qwen3.8 27B Qwen | | $0.42 / $3 | 1M tokens | API only | 3 | View | |
| 5 | Qwen3.7 Max Qwen | | $2.5 / $7.5 | 1M tokens | API only | 7.5 | View | |
| 6 | Qwen3.7 Plus Qwen | | $0.32 / $1.28 | 1M tokens | API only | 1.28 | View | |
| 7 | Qwen3.6 27B Qwen | | $0.3 / $2 | 262.1K tokens | API only | 2 | View | |
| 8 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B Qwen | | $0.55 / $3.5 | 262.1K tokens | API only | 3.5 | View | |
| 9 | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B Qwen | | $0.29 / $2.4 | 262.1K tokens | API only | 2.4 | View | |
| 10 | Qwen3 Coder Next Qwen |  | $0.12 / $0.8 | 262.1K tokens | API only | 0.8 | View | |
| 11 | Qwen3.8 Max Alibaba | | $2 / $6 | 1M tokens | API only | 6 | View | |
| 12 | Qwen3 VL Plus Alibaba | | $0.2 / $1.6 | 256K tokens | API only | 1.6 | View | |
| 13 | Qwen3 VL Flash Alibaba | | $0.05 / $0.4 | 256K tokens | API only | 0.4 | View | |
| 14 | Qwen3.7 Flash Qwen | | $0.03 / $0.13 | 1M tokens | API only | 0.13 | View | |
| 15 | Qwen3.8 Flash Qwen | | $0.15 / $0.47 | 1M tokens | API only | 0.47 | View | |
| 16 | Qwen3.5-Flash Qwen | | $0.065 / $0.26 | 1M tokens | API only | 0.26 | View | |
| 17 | Qwen3.6 35B A3B Qwen | | $0.1 / $0.9 | 262.1K tokens | API only | 0.9 | View | |
| 18 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B Qwen | | $0.3125 / $1.25 | 262.1K tokens | API only | 1.25 | View | |
| 19 | Qwen3.5-9B Qwen | | $0.1 / $0.15 | 262.1K tokens | API only | 0.15 | View | |
| 20 | Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct Qwen | | $0.104 / $0.416 | 131.1K tokens | API only | 0.416 | View |
Browse by need
Alibaba ships more models into this rating than anyone else: 34 entries spanning the Qwen3.8 and Qwen3.7 generations, coder variants, omni models and the Qwen-Long family. Most carry open weights, and pricing starts at $0.028 input per 1M tokens — low enough that cost stops being the deciding factor.
The practical draw is range. Qwen3.8-Max handles frontier-adjacent work, Qwen3.8-Flash covers high-volume routing for cents, and Qwen-Long stretches to a 10M-token window that no other vendor matches. Model Studio also grants a free allowance per model on a 90-day window, so evaluation costs nothing.
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34 Alibaba (Qwen) models in this rating. Prices are input and output per 1M tokens from the vendor official price list; for dirhams multiply by 3.6725. Tap a card to open the model page.
How to choose
- Use the free allowance first — roughly a million tokens per model on a 90-day window.
- Match the variant to the job: Flash for volume, Plus for balance, Max for quality, Qwen-Long for archives.
- Check region: Singapore and international rate cards differ on the same model.
- Consider self-hosting once volume is steady, since most weights are downloadable.
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