Qwen3 VL Plus: API pricing, context window and capabilities

Prices from official vendor price lists · October 2026

Qwen3 VL Plus costs $0.2 per 1M input tokens and $1.6 per 1M output tokens, with a 256K context window. Mid-priced: dearer than 45% of this rating, with Qwen3.5-27B as the nearest cheaper Alibaba option. Recorded for vision, reasoning, adjustable thinking.

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Capabilities

API $/1M (in / out)

$0.2 / $1.6

Context window

256K tokens

Price / mo

API only

Overview Reviews

Qwen3 VL Plus is an AI model from Alibaba (Qwen), priced at $0.2 input and $1.6 output per 1M tokens. That places it in the mid tier of this rating — cheaper than 55% of the 205 priced models listed.

It holds 256K tokens in a single conversation. Capabilities recorded in this rating: text & chat, vision, reasoning, adjustable thinking, tool calling. Access is through the API rather than a consumer subscription.

API price$0.2 / $1.6per 1M tokens, in / out

Context256K tokenstokens per conversation

VendorAlibaba (Qwen)all models from this vendor

TierMidcheaper than 55% of models

Cost calculator

1M tokens/mo10M tokens/mo50M tokens/mo200M tokens/mo

Standard$1.25~~AED 5 per month~~

With batch −50%$0.63~~AED 2 per month~~

With caching on input$1.21~~AED 4 per month~~

Standard$12.50~~AED 46 per month~~

With batch −50%$6.25~~AED 23 per month~~

With caching on input$12.05~~AED 44 per month~~

Standard$62.50~~AED 230 per month~~

With batch −50%$31.25~~AED 115 per month~~

With caching on input$60.25~~AED 221 per month~~

Standard$250~~AED 918 per month~~

With batch −50%$125~~AED 459 per month~~

With caching on input$241~~AED 885 per month~~

Assumes a 1:3 input-to-output ratio, which is typical for chat and generation. Dirham figures use 3.6725 per dollar. Batch and caching discounts apply where the vendor offers them.

Compared with alternatives

How Qwen3 VL Plus sits against its neighbours in this rating. Tap a card to open that model.

Qwen3.5-27B

Cheaper

Alibaba (Qwen)

$0.195 / $1.56262.1K tokens

Aion-2.0

Closest match

Aion Labs

$0.8 / $1.6131.1K tokens

Qwen3.6 Plus

Step up

Alibaba (Qwen)

$0.276 / $1.6511M tokens

Good and poor fit

Good fit

Multi-step analysis, planning and code review, where the first plausible answer is often wrong.
Reading screenshots, charts, scanned documents and photos.

Related filters

Text & chat234 models for text generation and chat

Vision159 models that read images

Reasoning175 models that think before answering

Adjustable thinking85 models with a reasoning depth dial

Tool calling172 models that call your functions

Alibaba (Qwen)40 models from this vendor

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Qwen3 VL Plus cost?

$0.2 / $1.6 per 1M tokens, input and output. In dirhams that is roughly AED 0.73 per 1M input tokens. Batch processing halves it where the vendor offers it.

What is the context window of Qwen3 VL Plus?

256K tokens in a single conversation.

What can Qwen3 VL Plus do?

In this rating it is recorded with: text & chat, vision, reasoning, adjustable thinking, tool calling, structured JSON output, prompt caching, batch API, free tier, multilingual, open weights.

Is Qwen3 VL Plus a good choice?

It depends on the job. See the good-fit and poor-fit lists above, and compare against the neighbouring models before committing.

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