Qwen-VL OCR: API pricing, providers and specs
Qwen-VL OCR is a text model by Alibaba. 4 providers serve it, from $0.072 to $0.16 /1M; the lowest price is at Alibaba.
Lowest price$0.072/1Mat Alibaba
Maker's price$0.072/1MAlibaba
Providers4
Context—
How Qwen-VL OCR compares
Against the 737 text models on the site priced the same way.
- Cheap for its class: at $0.072 /1M, its lowest price undercuts 95% of comparable models (median $1.10).
- 4 providers serve it; 60% of comparable models have fewer.
Qwen-VL OCR prices by provider
Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.
| Provider | Input | Output | Prompt caching | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 AlibabaOfficial | $0.043/1M | $0.072/1M | — | — |
 APIYI | $0.044/1M | $0.073/1M | — | — |
 LaoZhang API | $0.044/1M | $0.073/1M | — | — |
| AlibabaOfficial | $0.07/1M | From$0.16/1M | — | — |
- AlibabaOfficial$0.072
- APIYI$0.073
- LaoZhang API$0.073
- AlibabaOfficialFrom$0.16
Prices in US dollars, updated daily from each provider. Prices last checked Oct 26, 2026.
Specs
- Type
- Text
- Maker
- Alibaba
- Inputs
- Text
- Outputs
- Text
- Context
- —
- Max output
- —
- Capabilities
- —
- Released
- —
- License
- proprietary
- Open weights
- No, API only
Alternatives to Qwen-VL OCR
Same kind of model from other makers, at a similar price.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen-VL OCRthis model | $0.072/1M | — | — | 4 |
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| DeepSeek V4 Flash | $0.17/1M | 1.05M | — | 26 |
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| GPT OSS 20B | $0.09/1M | 131K | 1287 | 26 |
| Mercury 2.5 | $0.15/1M | 260K | — | 5 |
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Alibaba, at $0.072 /1M. 4 providers serve Qwen-VL OCR; the table above lists every one with its price.
No. Qwen-VL OCR is only available through an API; Alibaba does not publish its weights.
4 API providers serve Qwen-VL OCR. Compare their prices above, or open a provider to see everything it offers.
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