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Qwen3.5-9B

Qwen Qwen3.5-9B β€” pricing, 262k context window, API cost calculator and alternatives.

By Qwen

πŸ‘ Vision Accepts images alongside text. Quality varies β€” text recognition (OCR) is largely solved; nuanced visual reasoning is not. Glossary β†’ πŸ”§ Tools Function calling β€” the model can structure responses as tool calls with typed arguments. Reliability differs between providers. Glossary β†’ {} JSON Forces output to be valid JSON, reducing parse errors. Some providers also let you constrain to a schema. Glossary β†’
Context window Maximum tokens (input + output) the model can process in a single request. Glossary β†’
262,144
tokens
Input price What the model charges for tokens you send (prompt + context). Glossary β†’
$0.0400
per 1M tokens
Output price What the model charges for tokens it generates. Usually 3–5Γ— pricier than input. Glossary β†’
$0.1500
per 1M tokens

Specs

Provider
Qwen
Slug
qwen/qwen3-5-9b
Capabilities
vision, tools, json_mode

Pricing freshness

Tier
standard
Currency
USD
As of
2026-05-08 17:08 UTC
Estimate monthly cost β†’ See alternatives to Qwen3.5-9B β†’

Pricing history

Tracking Qwen3.5-9B pricing since 2026-05-08. We'll plot the chart here once it changes.

Quickstart β€” call Qwen3.5-9B from your app

curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen/qwen3-5-9b",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs

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Frequently asked questions

What is Qwen3.5-9B?

Qwen3.5-9B is a large language model API from Qwen with a 262k-token context window. It costs $0.04 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens.

How much does Qwen3.5-9B cost?

Qwen3.5-9B is priced at $0.04 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens via the Qwen API. A 50/50 input/output workload of 1M total tokens costs about $0.095.

What is the context window of Qwen3.5-9B?

Qwen3.5-9B supports up to 262k tokens of context per request β€” roughly 524 pages of English text or 32768 lines of code at a typical density.

Does Qwen3.5-9B support vision, tool use, or JSON mode?

Qwen3.5-9B supports vision, tool/function calling, and structured JSON mode.

Who makes Qwen3.5-9B?

Qwen3.5-9B is built and operated by Qwen. Pricing, context window, and capabilities on this page are refreshed nightly from Qwen's public catalog.

Can I self-host Qwen3.5-9B?

Qwen3.5-9B is API-only β€” its weights are not publicly distributed by Qwen, so it cannot be self-hosted today.

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