Qwen Pricing in India (₹)

Qwen model pricing in rupees

Alibaba's Qwen series offers powerful open-weight models, many with vision and reasoning. unoblox brings them to India at transparent per-token rates, fully billed in rupees.

Qwen pricing (per 1M tokens)

Model	Input ₹	Output ₹	Context	Highlights
Qwen3 Max	₹121.47	₹607.37	256K	Flagship, strongest reasoning, text-only
Qwen3 235B-A22B	₹9.11	₹55.67	262K	Open-weight, excellent cost, text-only
Qwen3.8-27B	₹0	₹0	262K	Vision, coding, open-weight

All rates are indicative. Live rates on model pages at /models.

Billing structure

• One all-in rate. Every listed rate is the provider's price plus our 5% platform fee, already included in the price you see — nothing else is added per token.
• Per-token billing. Charged for input + output in each request. No minimums.
• GST tax invoice issued at each top-up. All in rupees with full input-tax-credit eligibility.
• Real-time dashboard. Track usage and costs live.

Cost comparison (typical 1000 input + 500 output tokens)

Model	Input	Output	Total
Qwen3 Max	₹0.121	₹0.304	₹0.425
Qwen3 235B-A22B	₹0.009	₹0.028	₹0.037
Qwen3.8-27B (free)	₹0	₹0	₹0

Actual costs based on live model pricing.

When to use each Qwen model

Qwen3 Max: Best-in-class reasoning, text-only. Use for complex tasks, coding, RAG, content generation. Most expensive but highest quality.

Qwen3 235B-A22B: Open-weight, excellent cost-to-quality ratio. Use for chatbots, classification, general Q&A. 13× cheaper than Qwen3 Max on input.

Qwen3.8-27B: Vision + open-weight. Use for image understanding, OCR, document extraction. Balanced cost and capability.

Qwen3.8-27B (Free): Fastest, no cost. Use for simple tasks (classification, moderation, summarization). No monthly cap; a fair-use limit of 10 requests per minute per workspace applies.

Frequently asked questions

Q: What's the difference between Qwen3 Max and 235B? Max is proprietary and most capable; 235B is open-weight and vastly cheaper. Choose Max for reasoning-heavy tasks, 235B for general workloads.

Q: How much can I use Qwen3.8-27B for free? There is no monthly cap. Freemium calls are subject to a fair-use limit of 10 requests per minute per workspace (see /docs/freemium). Qwen3.8-27B is also free.

Q: Do Qwen models support vision? Qwen3.8-27B accepts images (vision), and so does Qwen3 VL 235B. Qwen3 Max and Qwen3 235B Instruct are text-only. Use Qwen3.8-27B for OCR and image understanding.

Q: Can I use Qwen for production? Yes. Full SLA (99.95% uptime), logs 90–180 days retained, DPDP-compliant. See /guides/ai-api-uptime-sla-india.

Q: How do I switch from expensive models to Qwen? Change the model ID in your code. unoblox has the same OpenAI-compatible API, so it's a one-line change. Test on 235B first (cheap), upgrade to Max only if needed.

Q: Is Qwen production-ready for Indian use cases? Yes. Trained on multilingual data including Hindi, English, and regional languages. Good performance on Indian business scenarios.

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