Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct
vertex The API that serves this model and sets the prices shown here. qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507-maas The model identifier to send in API requests. LLM Generates text from a prompt, so it can be compared with other LLMs on price and capability. Large The most capable general-purpose tier of a model family. Retired Aug 13, 2026 This model has been retired and can no longer be relied on.Provider: alibaba · served via Vertex
Listed as deprecated on models.dev as of 2026-08-13.
Sticker prices & cost-per-token
List rates as published by Vertex, before any volume or enterprise discounts.
$0.22
$0.88
262,144 tokens
16,384
tokens per response (includes reasoning tokens)
Open weights (permissive license)
Apache-2.0
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| Effective | Price |
|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2026 – present | Input cost: $0.22 / 1M, Output cost: $0.88 / 1M, Cached input cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache creation cost: $0.00 / 1M, 5-minute cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, 1-hour cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, Reasoning output cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache storage cost: $0.00 / 1M/hr |
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| Date | Changed by | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2026 | Unknown | Initial record created |
Source
https://models.dev/api.json (models.dev provider 'google-vertex', bulk import 2026-08-13)Comparable models
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Frequently asked questions
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct (alibaba via Vertex) costs $0.22 per 1M input tokens and $0.88 per 1M output tokens, as last published by Vertex.
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct has a context window of 262,144 tokens (the maximum combined input and output it can handle in a single request).
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct sits in the large size tier. Size tiers run from micro (small enough to run on a device) through small, medium and large to extra large (frontier flagships), and are assigned from the model's family, naming and limits rather than its price.
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct can generate up to 16,384 tokens in a single response. Reasoning (thinking) tokens count toward this limit.
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct accepts text as input and produces text as output, as recorded in the Coolhand catalog.
Yes — the weights of Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct can be downloaded under the Apache-2.0 license. Check the license terms for any limits on commercial use.
Yes — alibaba deprecated Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct on August 13, 2026. Listed as deprecated on models.dev as of 2026-08-13.
alibaba retired Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct on August 13, 2026.
Since Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct is deprecated, alibaba customers are moving to Qwen3 235B A22B 2507, Qwen3 32B (dense), and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct.
Call GET https://coolhandlabs.com/api/v2/inference_apis?q[source_api_eq]=vertex&q[model_eq]=qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507-maas — free, no API key required, and scoped to just this model since source_api and model together are unique. See https://coolhandlabs.com/docs for the full REST API reference.
Coolhand also tracks Qwen3.6 Plus Free, Qwen3 235B A22B 2507, Qwen3 32B (dense), Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct, Qwen3.5 Plus, and Qwen3.6 Plus from alibaba. Some may already be deprecated, so check each model's status alongside its current pricing.
| Model | Input cost | Output cost | Context window | Max output tokens | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.6 Plus Free via OpenCode | $0.00/1M $0.0000000000 | $0.00/1M $0.0000000000 | 262,144 | 65,536 |
Deprecated Aug 12, 2026
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| Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 via Bedrock | $0.22/1M $0.0000002200 | $0.88/1M $0.0000008800 | 262,144 | 131,072 | Active |
| Qwen3 32B (dense) via Bedrock | $0.15/1M $0.0000001500 | $0.60/1M $0.0000006000 | 32,768 | 16,384 | Active |
| Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct via Bedrock | $0.15/1M $0.0000001500 | $0.60/1M $0.0000006000 | 262,144 | 131,072 | Active |
| Qwen3.5 Plus via OpenCode | $0.20/1M $0.0000002000 | $1.20/1M $0.0000012000 | 262,144 | 65,536 | Active |
| Qwen3.6 Plus via OpenCode | $0.50/1M $0.0000005000 | $3.00/1M $0.0000030000 | 262,144 | 65,536 | Active |
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