Qwen3 32B
by Alibaba (Qwen) · qwen/qwen3-32b · #39 cheapest of 325 paid models
Prices updated Jul 22, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC · refreshed hourly
Qwen3-32B is a dense 32.8B parameter causal language model from the Qwen3 series, optimized for both complex reasoning and efficient dialogue. It supports seamless switching between a "thinking" mode for...
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Pricing
Input
$0.08
per 1M tokens
Output
$0.28
per 1M tokens
Blended (3:1)
$0.13
3 input : 1 output
Cache read
—
per 1M cached tokens
Cache write
—
per 1M tokens
Cache & batch economics
Effective prices for Qwen3 32B (no cache-read rate published — hits billed as normal input).
| Cache hit rate | Effective blended $/1M | Example request* | vs no cache |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | $0.13 | $0.00844 | — |
| 50% | $0.13 | $0.00844 | −0% |
| 90% | $0.13 | $0.00844 | −0% |
*Example: 100K sticky context + 2K new input + 1K output. Batch discount is an approximate 50% off list rates (available for OpenAI / Anthropic / Google — not flagged for this creator). Confirm on the vendor’s pricing page.
What a request costs
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / request | Cost / 1K requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat message | 500 | 300 | $0.000124 | $0.124 |
| Document summary | 8,000 | 1,000 | $0.00092 | $0.92 |
| Codebase question (RAG) | 30,000 | 2,000 | $0.00296 | $2.96 |
| Long-context analysis | 150,000 | 5,000 | $0.0134 | $13.40 |
Performance
Intelligence Index
11.5
AA composite quality
Coding Index
15.3
Math Index
—
Agentic Index
1.8
Output speed
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median
Time to first token
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median
Time to first answer
—
after reasoning tokens
Specs
Context window
131K
tokens
Max output
16K
tokens
Input modalities
text
Tokenizer
Qwen3