Alibaba CloudOpen-weight·262K context·— params
Qwen3.5-9Balibaba/qwen3-5-9b
Qwen3.5-9B is a multimodal foundation model from the Qwen3.5 family, designed to deliver strong reasoning, coding, and visual understanding in an efficient 9B-parameter architecture. It uses a unified vision-language design...
Cheapest blended:$0.07 / 1M tokenson Alibaba Cloud DashScope · 1 provider listed
Pricing across providers
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| Provider | Input /1M | Output /1M | Blended /1M | Latency p50 | Format | Freshness | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud DashScope qwen3.5-9b | $0.04 | $0.15 | $0.07 | — | OpenAI-compatible | Needs 27d ago | Try → |
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Works with
Point any of these clients at a hosting's base URL — they all speak at least one of this model's endpoint protocols (OPENAI_COMPATIBLE).
Capabilities
Code samples
Example using Alibaba Cloud DashScope — the cheapest hosting for this model as of last verification. Swap base_url and model to use a different provider from the matrix above.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
base_url="https://dashscope.aliyun.com/compatible-mode/v1",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="qwen3.5-9b",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)
Technical specs
- Context
- 262K
- Max output
- 82K
- Parameters
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- Release
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- Training cutoff
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- License
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Frequently asked
How much does Qwen3.5-9B cost?+−
The cheapest public hosting is $0.07 per 1M blended tokens on Alibaba Cloud DashScope. 1 total providers are listed above with per-input / per-output / cached pricing.
How do I access Qwen3.5-9B from outside China?+−
All hostings listed above support global access. The official API (e.g. api.deepseek.com, dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com) accepts international credit cards and does not require a Chinese mobile number. For privacy-sensitive workloads, third-party aggregators like Together.ai host the model on US/EU infrastructure.
Is Qwen3.5-9B open-source? Can I fine-tune it?+−
Yes. Qwen3.5-9B is open-weight under the unspecified license. Weights are available on Hugging Face for local inference, fine-tuning, and commercial use (see license for specific terms).
Is Qwen3.5-9B OpenAI-compatible?+−
Most listed hostings expose an OpenAI-compatible API, so you can point an existing
openai SDK client at the Provider's base_url and use the Provider's model name. See the Code Samples above for a copy-pasteable example.What's the maximum context window for Qwen3.5-9B?+−
The model supports up to 262,144 tokens of context (input + output). Some hosted versions may impose a smaller limit — check the "Context" column in the pricing matrix for each provider.