Qwen3 235B A22B pricing
Qwen3 235B A22B API cost from Alibaba (Qwen) — $0.090 per 1M input tokens and $0.100 per 1M output tokens. Open weights, very cheap. Estimate your real monthly bill below, then compare it against every other model.
Fast / cheap open weights 256K context · all prices USD per 1M tokens, list price last verified 2026-06-27.
Qwen3 235B A22B capabilities & limits
Representative specs for this tier — confirm exact limits in the Alibaba (Qwen) docs.
Call Qwen3 235B A22B from your code
The exact model string and endpoint to use. Works with the OpenAI SDK — just point base_url at the URL below.
qwen3-235b-a22bhttps://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1DASHSCOPE_API_KEYcurl https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DASHSCOPE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "qwen3-235b-a22b",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
}'Model strings follow each provider's naming convention; confirm the current id in the Alibaba (Qwen) docs before relying on it.
What a Qwen3 235B A22B API call actually costs
Blended input + output cost at Qwen3 235B A22B's list rates — useful yardsticks before you commit to volume.
Qwen3 235B A22B cost calculator
Enter your monthly volume to estimate the Qwen3 235B A22B bill. Runs entirely in your browser.
Alibaba (Qwen) models — Qwen3 235B A22B in context
How Qwen3 235B A22B prices against its siblings. Cheapest reference cost first.
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Cost / call* | Context | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 235B A22B Open weights, very cheap | $0.090 | $0.100 | $0.0002 | 256K | Fast / cheap open |
| Qwen3 Coder Open, code-specialised, 1M ctx | $0.220 | $1.80 | $0.0020 | 1M | Balanced open |
| Qwen3 Max Flagship | $0.780 | $3.90 | $0.0047 | 256K | Flagship |
*Reference cost of one call with 1,000 input + 1,000 output tokens — a neutral yardstick. Use the calculator for your real usage. Cheapest row highlighted.
How Qwen3 235B A22B pricing works
Qwen3 235B A22B is billed per token: a lower input price of $0.090 per million tokens for everything you send, and a higher output price of $0.100 per million for everything the model generates. To turn that into a real Qwen3 235B A22B bill, multiply by your monthly request volume and average prompt/response length — the calculator above does exactly that.
Qwen3 235B A22B does not list a separate cached-input rate, so every input token bills at $0.090 per million. If repeated context is a big part of your prompts, a model with prompt caching may end up cheaper in practice.
List prices move fast — always confirm the current numbers on the official Alibaba (Qwen) pricing page before relying on them for budgeting.
Qwen3 235B A22B pricing FAQ
How much does the Qwen3 235B A22B API cost?
Qwen3 235B A22B costs $0.090 per 1M input tokens and $0.100 per 1M output tokens. A typical 3K-input / 500-output call works out to about $0.0003.
What is Qwen3 235B A22B's context window?
Qwen3 235B A22B has a 256K-token context window. Tokens you put in the prompt are billed at the $0.090 per 1M input rate.
Does Qwen3 235B A22B charge extra for output tokens?
Yes. Output (generated) tokens cost $0.100 per 1M, versus $0.090 per 1M for input — about 1.1× more, which is normal for LLM APIs.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Qwen3 235B A22B?
In the same fast / cheap tier, Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B (Google) is cheaper at $0.037 in / $0.150 out. The overall cheapest model on the market is Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B.
Is Qwen3 235B A22B open weights?
Yes — Qwen3 235B A22B is released as open weights, so you can self-host it instead of paying per-token API rates. The prices here are a representative hosted endpoint.