Usage-based credits
Each accepted live request is metered by the backend associated with its model ID.
Usage pricing
Qwen API credit costs
Published credit costs for the Qwen routes that are callable today. Preview entries remain unpriced until production routing is ready.
Production catalog
Live route costs
Credits are deducted by the existing production backend after it validates your Bearer key and request.
| Model | Current credit cost | Input | Output | Typical latency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qwen Image 3qwen-image-3 | 10 credits / image | Text, up to 3 images | PNG or JPEG | 20-60 sec | Live |
Qwen2 Imageqwen2-image | 10 credits / image | Text or image | PNG or JPEG | 20-60 sec | Live |
Qwen Image 2512qwen-image-2512 | 5 credits / image | Text or images | PNG, JPEG, WebP | 15-45 sec | Live |
Qwen Multi-Anglesqwen-multi-angles | 5 credits / image | 1-3 images | PNG or JPEG | 20-60 sec | Live |
Qwen Layeredqwen-layered | 10 credits / layer | Image and instruction | Layer images | 30-90 sec | Live |
Shared billing
Account balance, orders, and credit purchases use the existing shared billing console.
Layer-aware cost
Qwen Layered is charged per output layer. Set num_layers deliberately before submitting large batches.
Preview
Preview models are not billed
These models have no callable qwenapi.org route or published credit price yet.
Qwen3 Max
qwen3-maxText → TextTBD
Qwen3 Coder Plus
qwen3-coder-plusText and code → Text and codeTBD
Qwen3 VL Plus
qwen3-vl-plusText and images → TextTBD
Text Embedding V4
text-embedding-v4Text → VectorsTBD
Qwen Audio 3 TTS Flash
qwen-audio-3-tts-flashText → AudioTBD
Qwen Audio 3 TTS Plus
qwen-audio-3-tts-plusText → AudioTBD
Operational pricing note
Costs shown here reflect the currently implemented backend rules. Review this page before production batches because upstream and routing costs can change.