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Model record / alibaba

qwen3-vl-instruct

Access qwen3-vl-instruct from alibaba through one OpenAI-compatible API with live market-linked pricing and usage-based billing.

Text generationVision inputStandard generationStreaming35% below list

Input / 1M tokens~~$0.21 list~~$0.1365

Output / 1M tokens~~$1.90 list~~$1.235

Cached input / 1M tokens~~$0.11 list~~$0.065

Current discount35%

Observed reliability

100

Successful provider-reaching requests

Output speed

—

Median tokens per second over sustained generations

TTFT

—

p50 · p90 not available · n 0

Latency

2.1 s

p50 · p90 7.2 s · n 5

Evidence strength

—

Provider: alibaba
Model ID: qwen3-vl-instruct
Type: Text generation
Endpoints: /v1/chat/completions, /v1/responses, /v1/messages
Input: Not reported
Output: Not reported
Vision input: Supported
Image editing: Not supported
Video input: Not supported
Reasoning: Not supported
Streaming: Supported
Context window: 262,144 tokens

This model takes the fields in its sample request. It has no other stated parameters.

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Early data

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Last 7 days

Average saved

35.0%

Last 7 days

Cheapest time

Collecting data

Too early

Hourly coverage

6/24

6 total observations

Signal quality

Early

More history needed

Typical unit savings$0.07 / 1M input tokens$0.67 / 1M output tokens

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POST /v1/chat/completions

curl https://api.cheaperinference.com/v1/chat/completions \  -H "Authorization: Bearer ci_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "model": "qwen3-vl-instruct",    "messages": [      {        "role": "user",        "content": "Reply with the single word OK."      }    ]  }'

POST /v1/responses

curl https://api.cheaperinference.com/v1/responses \  -H "Authorization: Bearer ci_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "input": [      {        "role": "user",        "content": "Reply with the single word OK."      }    ],    "model": "qwen3-vl-instruct",    "store": false  }'

POST /v1/messages

curl https://api.cheaperinference.com/v1/messages \  -H "Authorization: Bearer ci_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "model": "qwen3-vl-instruct",    "messages": [      {        "role": "user",        "content": "Reply with the single word OK."      }    ],    "max_tokens": 1024  }'