Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
Qwen (Alibaba) · Open weights · 262K context · released Sep 23, 2025 · checked 13h ago
Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B Instruct is an open-weight multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding across images and video.
Ways to buy 3
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
fp8 · cached $0.11 | $0.2 | $0.88 | $0.2 / $0.88Cheapest | $0.11 | Cheapest |
fp8 · cached $0.1 | $0.21 | $1.9 | $0.21 / $1.9+71% vs cheapest | $0.1 | +71% vs cheapest |
fp8 · cached $0.1 | $0.21 | $1.9 | $0.21 / $1.9+71% vs cheapest | $0.1 | +71% vs cheapest |
USD per 1M tokens. Regions are separate routes.
Through a gateway
Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $37.60 direct.
Helicone$37.60+0%
Kong AI Gateway$37.60+0%
LiteLLM$37.60+0%
Vercel AI Gateway$37.60+0%
Eden AI$39.67+5.5%
OpenRouter$39.67+5.5%
Cloudflare AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
Neon AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
RequestyNot offeredNot offered
TrueFoundry AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
A dash: not on that gateway's own model list. No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey.
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About Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
Takes text, image in and returns text. First listed Sep 23, 2026. Up to 33K output tokens. Blended price $0.37 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Model id qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct.
Price history
List price since Sep 23, 2026, from daily reads of the OpenRouter catalog.
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Questions
How much does Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct cost?
$0.2 per million input tokens and $0.88 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.11.
What is the context window of Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct?
262K tokens, with up to 33K tokens of output.
Where is Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct cheapest?
Of 3 routes tracked, DeepInfra is cheapest at $0.2 input and $0.88 output per million tokens.