Qwen Flash
Summary
Qwen Flash is a proprietary language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 28 Jul 2025. It accepts text and generates text, with a 1M-token context window and up to 33K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio), across 1 provider we track.
Efficient Qwen model for fast chat, extraction, and high-volume workloads
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Release date | 28 Jul 2025 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Proprietary (API only) [models.dev] |
| Context window | 1M (1,000,000 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 33K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2024 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | Yes [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | Yes [models.dev] |
Qwen Flash API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio qwen-flash | $0.05 | $0.40 | – | 1M | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Qwen Flash?
Qwen Flash has a context window of 1,000,000 tokens (1M) and can generate up to 32,768 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the Qwen Flash API cost?
Through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Qwen Flash costs $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens. Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is Qwen Flash open source?
No. Qwen Flash is a proprietary model; Alibaba (Qwen) has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.
When was Qwen Flash released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen Flash on 28 Jul 2025, according to models.dev.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.