Alibaba

Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)

AI model by Alibaba. Real-time pricing and benchmark data.

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.16
Output$0.64
Blended (3:1)$0.28

Source: Artificial Analysis

Performance

Output Speed101 tok/s
Time to First Token2460ms

Median values from Artificial Analysis

Editorial Analysis

Profile. Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) is a budget-tier option from Alibaba at $0.64/M output tokens. Despite the low price, it scores competitively on Coding Index (15.3) and Intelligence Index (11.4) — making it a candidate for high-volume production workloads where unit cost dominates.

Latency. On latency, Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) reports 101 tok/s output speed and 2460ms time-to-first-token. Output speed is in the normal range — most chat and completion applications will be token-bound, not streaming-bound.

Cost model. For a workload of 1M input tokens + 100K output tokens, Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) costs $0.22 per million input-equivalent requests. Multiply by your monthly request volume to project the bill, and compare against the speed/correctness profile above to decide if the trade-off is worth it for your workload.

Editorial summary generated from public pricing and benchmark data (Artificial Analysis API). All numbers are sourced — see the Artificial Analysis methodology for benchmark definitions. Last refreshed 2026-08-24.

Compare with similar models

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Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)Current
$0.16$0.64101 tok/s
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$0.15$0.60137 tok/s
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$0.15$0.60150 tok/s
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$0.15$0.60160 tok/s
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$0.20$0.60120 tok/s

Example Costs

Single Request
$0.0005
1.0K in / 500 out
1K Requests/day
$0.4800
1.0M in / 500.0K out
10K Requests/day
$4.80
10.0M in / 5.0M out