Qwen Plus vs Qwen3 Coder Flash.
model vs model · prices as of
Qwen Plus and Qwen3 Coder Flash split the 5 rounds this table counts: the two list price rows, the cheapest price we can explain, the standard price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
Alibaba CloudQwen Plus
$0.63/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Alibaba Cloud (China) · $0.0862 per 1,000 pages
1M context · tool calling
Alibaba CloudQwen3 Coder Flash
$1.01/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Alibaba Cloud (China) · $0.121 per 1,000 pages
1M context · tool calling
List price in (lower wins)
$0.40/M
$0.30/M
List price out (lower wins)
$1.20/M
$1.50/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$0.63/M at Alibaba Cloud (China)
$1.01/M at Alibaba Cloud (China)
Standard price (lower wins)
$2.40/M
$2.40/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.0862
$0.121
Context
1M tokens
1M tokens
Open weights
no
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
not stated
not stated
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
25 Jan 2024
28 Jul 2025
Providers selling it
13
14
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 9
Alibaba Cloud (China)$0.63 / $1.01
Eden AI$1.56 / $1.56
Nous Portal$1.56 / $1.56
NanoGPT$2.40 / $2.40- Alibaba Cloud$2.40 / $2.40
LLM Gateway$2.40 / $2.40
LLMTR$2.40 / $2.40
Requesty$2.40 / $2.40
Qwen Plus then Qwen3 Coder Flash, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 9
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Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Qwen PlusNous Portal$0.21 / $0.62 $0.26 / $0.7825% dearer ·
- Qwen3 Coder FlashNous Portal$0.16 / $0.78 $0.20 / $0.9725% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Qwen Plus or Qwen3 Coder Flash?
- Qwen Plus, at $0.63 per million tokens against $1.01 for Qwen3 Coder Flash, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Qwen Plus: $0.63 at Alibaba Cloud (China). Qwen3 Coder Flash: $1.01 at Alibaba Cloud (China).
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 9 providers sell both: Alibaba Cloud (China), Eden AI, Nous Portal, NanoGPT, Alibaba Cloud, LLM Gateway, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Alibaba Cloud (China).
- Which holds more context?
- Both hold 1M tokens in one call.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.