GPT-5 Nano vs Qwen Flash
Prices checked
Qwen Flash takes 2 of 5 rounds against GPT-5 Nano. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.07 per million tokens against $0.13.
OpenAIGPT-5 Nano
400k context · tool calling · reads images
$0.13/M tokensCheapest price, at Poe · 4.9¢ per 1,000 pages
Alibaba CloudWins 2 roundsQwen Flash
1M context · tool calling
$0.07/M tokensCheapest price, at Alibaba Cloud (China) · 2.6¢ per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.05/M
$0.05/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$0.40/M
$0.40/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.13/M at Poe
$0.07/M at Alibaba Cloud (China)
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.14/M
$0.14/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
4.9¢
2.6¢
Context
400k tokens
1M tokens
Open weights
no
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
7 Aug 2025
28 Jul 2025
Providers selling it
35
8
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
not published
Providers selling both · 4
Eden AI$0.15 / $0.09
LLM Gateway$0.14 / $0.14
LLMTR$0.14 / $0.14
TrustedRouter$0.15 / $0.15
GPT-5 Nano, then Qwen Flash, per million tokens.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
AI/ML API · 23% cheaper ·
5¢ / $0.40 6.5¢ / $0.52
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GPT-5 Nano or Qwen Flash?
- Qwen Flash, at $0.07 per million tokens against $0.13 for GPT-5 Nano, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- GPT-5 Nano: $0.13 at Poe. Qwen Flash: $0.07 at Alibaba Cloud (China).
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 4 providers sell both: Eden AI, LLM Gateway, LLMTR, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Eden AI.
- Which holds more context?
- Qwen Flash, at 1M tokens against 400k.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.