Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) API Pricing
Alibaba · released 2026-03-02 · merges 2 reasoning-effort tiers
Also searched as: Qwen3.5 9B pricing · Qwen 3.5 9B price
Benchmarks shown for the highest-scoring reasoning tier. Merged tiers: Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning), Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning).
Qwen3.5 9B price
0.017¢ / 1K
0.025¢ / 1K
0.019¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.016¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.0805¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | 0.875¢ |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.56¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $4.80 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.17) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.25).
Benchmarks
#207 of 547
#131 of 195
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | 12.9 | $0.095 |
| Granite 4.2 8B | 11.1 | $0.107 |
| GPT-5 nano (High) | 13.0 | $0.138 |
| Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) | 14.2 | $0.15 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker | 13.4 | — |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (High) | 13.4 | $0.935 |
| Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) | 13.4 | — |
| Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) | 13.3 | $0.19 |
| EXAONE 4.5 33B (Reasoning) | 13.2 | — |
| Command A+ | 13.1 | — |
| DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) | 13.1 | $1.763 |
More from Alibaba
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | 45.4 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8 Max | 40.2 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | 39.9 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | 39.8 | $0.23 |
| Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) | 33.7 | $1.125 |
| Qwen3.7 Max | 29.5 | $3.75 |
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | 28.4 | — |
| Qwen3.6 Plus | 27.0 | $1.125 |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)?
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) is developed by Alibaba, released 2026-03-02.
How much does Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) cost per million tokens?
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) costs $0.17 per 1M input tokens and $0.25 per 1M output tokens ($0.19 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the Qwen3.5 9B API price?
The Qwen3.5 9B API price is $0.17 per 1M input tokens and $0.25 per 1M output tokens ($0.19 per 1M blended).
How much does Qwen3.5 9B cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.016¢ on Qwen3.5 9B, at $0.17/1M input and $0.25/1M output.
Is Qwen3.5 9B free?
Qwen3.5 9B's official API list price is $0.17 per 1M input tokens and $0.25 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Alibaba's site for those.
How does Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) rank on benchmarks?
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) scores 13.3 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #207 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)?
Yes — Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (13.1) at $0.06/1M blended, versus $0.19/1M for Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning).
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.