by Alibaba (Qwen Team)

Qwen: Qwen3.5-Flash.

multimodal open weights 1M ctx
Cheapest input
$0.065/M
on Alibaba DashScope
Cheapest output
$0.26/M
on Alibaba DashScope
Fastest
138 tok/s
on OpenRouter
Hosted equiv.
~$0.09/hr
@ 100 tok/s on Alibaba DashScope

The Qwen3.5 native vision-language Flash models are built on a hybrid architecture that integrates a linear attention mechanism with a sparse mixture-of-experts model, achieving higher inference efficiency. Compared to t

Where to use it

Cheapest hosted endpoints.

Provider Access $/M in $/M out
Alibaba DashScope api direct $0.065 $0.26 Launch ↗
OpenRouter api aggregator $0.065 $0.26 Launch ↗
Performance

Speed across providers.

Tokens/sec and time-to-first-token measured against the same prompt template on each provider's API.

Provider Tokens/sec TTFT Total
OpenRouter 137.9 17893 ms 18736 ms
FAQ

Frequently asked.

How do I run Qwen: Qwen3.5-Flash?
Qwen: Qwen3.5-Flash is open-weight, so you can self-host on rented GPUs. See the Run It Yourself tab for GPU configurations + cost estimates, or use one of the hosted inference providers listed on this page.
Where can I access Qwen: Qwen3.5-Flash?
Qwen: Qwen3.5-Flash is available via Alibaba DashScope, OpenRouter. Each access option lists its own pricing (per million tokens or hourly hosting).
How much does it cost to run Qwen: Qwen3.5-Flash?
API pricing starts at $0.065/M input tokens and $0.26/M output tokens. Self-hosting cost depends on the GPU you rent — see the Run It Yourself tab.
Is Qwen: Qwen3.5-Flash open-source or proprietary?
Qwen: Qwen3.5-Flash is open-weight under the license. You can download and self-host it.