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Qwen3.5 Flash

Qwen · Released Feb 23, 2026 · Closed weights

Qwen vision-language model for visual reasoning, documents, and agent tasks

Strongest at
Science
Better than 35% of the past year's models · one benchmark so far
Price per 1M tokens
$0.1 / $0.4
input / output · Alibaba
Context window
1M
tokens in · 65.5K out
Since the last one
210 days
after Qwen Flash
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Capability profile

Scored against 91 models released in the past year. 50 is the average model; further out is better.

This modelMedian of the past year
5090Median of the past yearReasoning: 47 · Better than 22%Math: 47 · Better than 16%Science: 62 · Better than 35%ReasoningMathScience
Reasoning47Better than 22%
Math47Better than 16%
Science62Better than 35% · 1 test

No results yet: Coding, Writing, Reading & documents, Visual reasoning, Computer use

Where these scores come from

Each capability combines the published benchmarks listed here, rescaled so 50 is the reference average and 15 points is one standard deviation. A hollow dot rests on a single benchmark.

Price against capability

The shaded corner holds anything better and cheaper. Prices blend input and output 3 to 1.

1 model from the past year scores higher on Science for less: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731.

$0.1$0.3$1$3$10$30406080100GPT-6.1 Terra: 69, $2 per 1MDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 69, $0.52 per 1MMuse Spark Open: 66, $2 per 1MClaude Haiku 5.5: 65, $0.2 per 1MMistral Large 4: 65, $2.06 per 1MGemini 4 Argon: 71, $4 per 1MGPT-6.1 Sol: 70, $4 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5.5: 76, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Sol: 69, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Luna: 67, $0.2 per 1MClaude Opus 5.5: 108, $8 per 1MGrok 4.7: 61, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 62, $0.21 per 1MGPT-6 Astra: 101, $20 per 1MGemini 3.8 Flash: 70, $1.5 per 1MClaude Fable 5.1: 90, $20 per 1MGLM-5.3-Flash: 67, $0.24 per 1MGLM-5.3: 60, $2.15 per 1MGemini 3.7 Flash: 54, $1.5 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: 66, $0.99 per 1MQwen3.8 2.4T A95B: 70, $3 per 1MGrok 4.6: 58, $3 per 1MMuse Spark 1.2: 60, $2 per 1MQwen3.8 Max: 68, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 64, $0.15 per 1MClaude Opus 5: 79, $10 per 1MGemini 3.6 Flash: 63, $1.5 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53, $0.85 per 1MKimi K3: 62, $6 per 1MQwen3.7 Flash: 62, $0.055 per 1MGPT-5.6 Terra: 61, $4.5 per 1MGPT-5.6 Sol: 73, $8 per 1MGPT-5.6 Luna: 54, $0.45 per 1MGrok 4.5: 59, $3 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5: 66, $4 per 1MGLM-5.2: 67, $2.15 per 1MKimi K2.7 Code: 60, $1.71 per 1MClaude Fable 5: 71, $20 per 1MQwen3.7 Plus: 65, $0.7 per 1MClaude Opus 4.8: 63, $10 per 1MQwen3.7 Max: 67, $3.75 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash: 65, $3.38 per 1MGPT-5.5 Instant: 62, $11.2 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro: 51, $1.19 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash: 49, $0.18 per 1MGPT-5.5 Pro: 69, $67.5 per 1MGPT-5.5: 73, $11.2 per 1MQwen3.6 27B: 64, $1.35 per 1MKimi K2.6: 62, $1.71 per 1MGrok 4.3: 52, $1.56 per 1MClaude Opus 4.7: 70, $10 per 1MQwen3.6 35B-A3B: 52, $0.84 per 1MGLM-5.1: 62, $2.15 per 1MGemma 4 31B IT: 57, $0.25 per 1MGPT-5.4 nano: 56, $0.46 per 1MGPT-5.4 mini: 62, $1.69 per 1MNemotron 3 Super 120B A12B: 44, $0.82 per 1MGPT-5.4 Pro: 75, $67.5 per 1MGPT-5.4: 71, $5.62 per 1MGemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview: 54, $0.56 per 1MGemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 50, $0.56 per 1MQwen3.5 9B: 59, $0.19 per 1MQwen3.5 35B-A3B: 62, $0.69 per 1MQwen3.5 27B: 45, $0.82 per 1MGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 73, $4.5 per 1MClaude Sonnet 4.6: 63, $6 per 1MQwen3.5 Plus: 63, $0.9 per 1MQwen3.5 397B-A17B: 64, $1.35 per 1MGLM-5: 58, $1.55 per 1MGPT-5.3 Codex: 72, $4.81 per 1MClaude Opus 4.6: 69, $10 per 1MQwen3 Coder Next: 42, $0.29 per 1MKimi K2.5: 53, $1 per 1MGLM-4.7: 62, $1 per 1MGemini 3 Flash Preview: 63, $1.12 per 1MGPT-5.2: 66, $4.81 per 1MDeepSeek V3.2: 62, $0.32 per 1MClaude Opus 4.5: 60, $10 per 1MGPT-5.1: 61, $3.44 per 1MKimi K2 Thinking: 47, $1.07 per 1MQwen3.5 Flash: 62, $0.18 per 1MQwen3.5 FlashPrice per 1M tokens →↑ Science$0.1$1$10406080100GPT-6.1 Terra: 69, $2 per 1MDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 69, $0.52 per 1MMuse Spark Open: 66, $2 per 1MClaude Haiku 5.5: 65, $0.2 per 1MMistral Large 4: 65, $2.06 per 1MGemini 4 Argon: 71, $4 per 1MGPT-6.1 Sol: 70, $4 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5.5: 76, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Sol: 69, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Luna: 67, $0.2 per 1MClaude Opus 5.5: 108, $8 per 1MGrok 4.7: 61, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 62, $0.21 per 1MGPT-6 Astra: 101, $20 per 1MGemini 3.8 Flash: 70, $1.5 per 1MClaude Fable 5.1: 90, $20 per 1MGLM-5.3-Flash: 67, $0.24 per 1MGLM-5.3: 60, $2.15 per 1MGemini 3.7 Flash: 54, $1.5 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: 66, $0.99 per 1MQwen3.8 2.4T A95B: 70, $3 per 1MGrok 4.6: 58, $3 per 1MMuse Spark 1.2: 60, $2 per 1MQwen3.8 Max: 68, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 64, $0.15 per 1MClaude Opus 5: 79, $10 per 1MGemini 3.6 Flash: 63, $1.5 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53, $0.85 per 1MKimi K3: 62, $6 per 1MQwen3.7 Flash: 62, $0.055 per 1MGPT-5.6 Terra: 61, $4.5 per 1MGPT-5.6 Sol: 73, $8 per 1MGPT-5.6 Luna: 54, $0.45 per 1MGrok 4.5: 59, $3 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5: 66, $4 per 1MGLM-5.2: 67, $2.15 per 1MKimi K2.7 Code: 60, $1.71 per 1MClaude Fable 5: 71, $20 per 1MQwen3.7 Plus: 65, $0.7 per 1MClaude Opus 4.8: 63, $10 per 1MQwen3.7 Max: 67, $3.75 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash: 65, $3.38 per 1MGPT-5.5 Instant: 62, $11.2 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro: 51, $1.19 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash: 49, $0.18 per 1MGPT-5.5 Pro: 69, $67.5 per 1MGPT-5.5: 73, $11.2 per 1MQwen3.6 27B: 64, $1.35 per 1MKimi K2.6: 62, $1.71 per 1MGrok 4.3: 52, $1.56 per 1MClaude Opus 4.7: 70, $10 per 1MQwen3.6 35B-A3B: 52, $0.84 per 1MGLM-5.1: 62, $2.15 per 1MGemma 4 31B IT: 57, $0.25 per 1MGPT-5.4 nano: 56, $0.46 per 1MGPT-5.4 mini: 62, $1.69 per 1MNemotron 3 Super 120B A12B: 44, $0.82 per 1MGPT-5.4 Pro: 75, $67.5 per 1MGPT-5.4: 71, $5.62 per 1MGemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview: 54, $0.56 per 1MGemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 50, $0.56 per 1MQwen3.5 9B: 59, $0.19 per 1MQwen3.5 35B-A3B: 62, $0.69 per 1MQwen3.5 27B: 45, $0.82 per 1MGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 73, $4.5 per 1MClaude Sonnet 4.6: 63, $6 per 1MQwen3.5 Plus: 63, $0.9 per 1MQwen3.5 397B-A17B: 64, $1.35 per 1MGLM-5: 58, $1.55 per 1MGPT-5.3 Codex: 72, $4.81 per 1MClaude Opus 4.6: 69, $10 per 1MQwen3 Coder Next: 42, $0.29 per 1MKimi K2.5: 53, $1 per 1MGLM-4.7: 62, $1 per 1MGemini 3 Flash Preview: 63, $1.12 per 1MGPT-5.2: 66, $4.81 per 1MDeepSeek V3.2: 62, $0.32 per 1MClaude Opus 4.5: 60, $10 per 1MGPT-5.1: 61, $3.44 per 1MKimi K2 Thinking: 47, $1.07 per 1MQwen3.5 Flash: 62, $0.18 per 1MQwen3.5 FlashPrice per 1M tokens →↑ Science

Alibaba $0.1 / $0.4 · Cached input $0.01

Since Qwen Flash

5 releases in the Qwen3.8 Flash line.

Qwen FlashJul 28, 2025210dQwen3.5 FlashFeb 23, 202663dQwen3.6 FlashApr 27, 202679dQwen3.7 FlashJul 15, 202642dQwen3.8 FlashAug 26, 2026
Released210 days later
Price in / out$0.1 / $0.4+27%
Context1Msame

A newer release is out: Qwen3.8 Flash.

Epoch benchmark boards

Best result on each board it has run. The tick marks the leader.

GPQA diamond
82%#88 of 234
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
84%#83 of 216
DTBench
83%#70 of 179
Mystery Game Puzzles
20%#46 of 88
Chess Puzzles
14%#72 of 93
SimpleQA Verified
20%#72 of 85
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
18%#81 of 90

Qwen's past year

48 release days in the past year, about one every 8 days. The next is expected around Nov 2, 2026. Forecasts ↗

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Specifications

RELEASE DATEFeb 23, 2026
WEIGHTSClosed weights
CONTEXT WINDOW1M
MAX OUTPUT65.5K
REASONINGNot listed
TOOL CALLINGNot listed
INPUTStext, image/bmp, image/jpeg, image/png, image/tiff, image/webp, image/heic, video/mp4, video/x-msvideo, video/x-matroska, video/quicktime, video/x-flv, video/x-ms-wmv
OUTPUTStext

Models.dev record ↗

Specifications and prices from Models.dev; availability and limits may differ by provider. Benchmarks from Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0), LiveBench and the other sources named above.