// Alibaba (Qwen)
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
A Alibaba (Qwen) model. 4 prices across 4 channels side by side, each with its source and check date – plus specs, licence, speed and benchmarks.
- Official in/out per 1M
- —
- Lowest (GMICloud)
- $0.087 / $0.35
- Context
- 262K
- AA index
- 12
Prices checked 2026-10-22Official sources linked on every rowNo estimatesCheapest LLM APIs →
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Context window | 262K (262,144 tokens) |
| Max output | 236K |
| Input | Text |
| Output | Text |
| Tool calling / JSON | Yes / Yes |
| Weights & licence | Open weights · Apache-2.0 · Hugging Face |
| Parameters | 235B (from weight files) |
| Released | Jul 21, 2025 |
| Model IDs | qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507 |
02Prices on 4 channels
Per 1M tokens, in the currency each source publishes (1 USD = 6.7 CNY for the blended column). Sorted: official first, then cheapest.
| Channel | Source | Input | Output | Cache hit | Blended $ | Context | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMICloud · fp8 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.087 | $0.35 | $0.018 | 0.153 | 262K | GMICloud price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=fp8; discount field=0.75); not checked against GMICloud's own page |
| DeepInfra · fp8 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.09 | $0.55 | — | 0.205 | 262K | DeepInfra price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=fp8; discount field=0); not checked against DeepInfra's own page |
| Nebius · fp8 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.2 | $0.6 | — | 0.3 | 262K | Nebius price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=fp8; discount field=0); not checked against Nebius's own page |
| Parasail · fp8 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.14 | $0.8 | $0.05 | 0.305 | 131K | Parasail price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=fp8; discount field=0); not checked against Parasail's own page |
“Official” = vendor pricing page; “Platform” = the platform’s own pricing page; “OpenRouter” = price listed on OpenRouter, not checked on the platform’s site. Click a source tag to open the original page.
03Where you can use it
Derived only from the price sources above. Country restrictions are set by each vendor – check their terms before you sign up.
- Via OpenRouter / provider listed there
GMICloud · DeepInfra · Nebius · Parasail - Self-host the open weights
GPU / VRAM sizing and build plans→
04Performance
Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
- AA indexQwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct
- 12
- Output speed (median)
- 62 tok/s
- Time to first token
- 2.47s
- AA index per $ (blended)
- 78.35
| Benchmark | Best score | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1422 | official | 2026-10-08 |
| MMLU-Pro | 83.0% | vendor | 2026-03-11 |
| BFCL v4 (function calling) | 52.1% | official | 2026-10-17 |
05Price changes we recorded
All price changes →From our daily re-checks of the sources above.
No price change recorded since we started tracking (2026-10-10).
06More from Alibaba (Qwen)
FAQ
How much does the Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 API cost?
There is no official pay-as-you-go price in our data. The lowest listed price is $0.087 / $0.35 on GMICloud.
What is the context window of Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507?
262K tokens of context, up to 236K output tokens. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 open source?
Yes, the weights are published on Hugging Face (Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507). Licence: Apache-2.0.