Qwen FlashvsQwen3.5-Flash
Both language models, compared at each maker’s own API list prices. Every figure links to its source.
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Every model priced for the same request8,000 tokens in, 2,000 out
| Qwen Flash on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio | Qwen3.5-Flash on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| Rate applied | Base rate | Base rate |
| Inputper 1M tokens | $0.022 | $0.029 |
| Cache readper 1M tokens | $0.005 | $0.003 |
| Outputper 1M tokens | $0.216 | $0.287 |
| Cost per request | $0.000608 | $0.000806 |
| Per 1,000 requests | $0.608 | $0.806 |
- Qwen Flash Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026 · Qwen Flash model · as of Nov 1, 2026
- Qwen3.5-Flash Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026 · qwen3.5-flash model · as of Nov 1, 2026
Every model is priced for the same request at its maker’s own list prices (each with its source and date), so bold marks the cheapest. A model that can’t serve the request is named, not ranked; a condition its seller doesn’t price says which rate was used.
Cost per request as prompts grow
2K tokens out, list price on each maker’s API. Qwen Flash charges $0.087 / $0.861 above 128K tokens. Qwen Flash charges $0.173 / $1.721 above 256K tokens. Qwen3.5-Flash charges $0.115 / $1.147 above 128K tokens. Qwen3.5-Flash charges $0.172 / $1.72 above 256K tokens.
- Qwen Flash · Alibaba Cloud Model Studio
- Qwen3.5-Flash · Alibaba Cloud Model Studio
Key differences
These differences use verified vendor specifications or each maker’s official API on the same region, currency, meter and billing conditions. Different conditions remain side by side in the full table; they do not establish which model is cheaper. Declared features describe support, not measured quality or a recommendation. Missing evidence does not mean a feature is unsupported.
Full comparison
| Qwen Flash Alibaba Qwen | Qwen3.5-Flash Alibaba Qwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | Aug 1, 2025 | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Open weights | — | — |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2024 | Not stated |
| Specs | ||
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Max input | Not stated | 991.81K |
| Max output | 32.77K | 65.54K |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Video |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Reasoning | ||
| Reasoning can be off | ||
| Max thinking budget | Not stated | 81.92K |
| Tool use | ||
| Structured output | ||
| Built-in tools | Not stated | Web search |
| Pricing · per 1M tokens | ||
| Input price | $0.022 | $0.029 |
| Output price | $0.216 | $0.287 |
| Cache read price | $0.005 | $0.003Explicit cache |
| Cache write price | $0.028Explicit cache | $0.036Explicit cache |
| Blended price (3 input : 1 output) | $0.0705 | $0.0935 |
| Pricing under conditions · per 1M tokens | ||
| Input price, long prompts | $0.087Prompts over 128K tokens | $0.115Prompts over 128K tokens |
| Output price, long prompts | $0.861Prompts over 128K tokens | $1.147Prompts over 128K tokens |
| Cited scores | ||
| LMArena Text | — | 1,396 |
| LMArena Text · Coding | — | 1,435 |
| LMArena Text · Chinese | — | 1,439 |
| Epoch AI · GPQA Diamond | — | 82.3% |
| Epoch AI · FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 | — | 18.2% reasoning off |
Headline prices may come from different channels, regions or tiers. Check each source before choosing a model; missing facts stay blank.
Model details and sources
- Qwen Flash → Available
- Qwen3.5-Flash → Available
Cited scores
- Epoch AI, 'Capabilities & benchmarking'. Published online at epoch.ai. Retrieved from 'https://epoch.ai/benchmarks'. Licensed CC BY 4.0. · Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub data · CC BY 4.0 · as of Nov 5, 2026
- Epoch AI, 'Capabilities & benchmarking'. Published online at epoch.ai. Retrieved from 'https://epoch.ai/benchmarks'. Licensed CC BY 4.0. · Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub data · CC BY 4.0 · as of Oct 28, 2026
- Epoch AI, 'Capabilities & benchmarking'. Published online at epoch.ai. Retrieved from 'https://epoch.ai/benchmarks'. Licensed CC BY 4.0. · Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub data · CC BY 4.0 · as of Nov 4, 2026
- LMArena (Arena), leaderboard-dataset on Hugging Face, licensed CC BY 4.0 · LMArena leaderboard dataset (Hugging Face) · CC BY 4.0 · as of Oct 28, 2026