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Qwen-Image 3.0 Pricing

Qwen-Image 3.0 costs $0.0227 per image, depending on size. That's up to 24% below Alibaba's official list price. No subscription; failed generations are free.

Per image from
$0.0227
1K
1K image
$0.023
official $0.03
1,000 images
$22.70
1K
Below official
up to 24%
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Price list

Qwen-Image 3.0 price per image

Every tier with Alibaba's official list price, our price and what common batches cost.

Qwen-Image 3.0 pricing for every tier
TierOfficialCheaper Gen.Save100 imagesImages / $10
1K
≈1 MP
$0.03/image$0.0227/image−24%$2.27440
2K
≈4 MP
$0.03/image$0.0227/image−24%$2.27440
  • Official price: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio list price for qwen-image-3.0 ($0.03 per image at 1K or 2K; $0.003 per input image). Verified October 16, 2026.

By task

Qwen-Image 3.0 pricing by endpoint

Each Qwen-Image 3.0 endpoint is billed on the same per-image rates. Starting price per endpoint:

Qwen-Image 3.0 Text to Imageup to −24%
$0.0227/image · 1K

Input: A prompt · alibaba/qwen-image-3.0/text-to-image

Qwen-Image 3.0 Image Editup to −24%
$0.0227/image · 1K

Input: Input images (+ prompt) · alibaba/qwen-image-3.0/edit

Cost examples

What Qwen-Image 3.0 images cost

Worked examples at today's prices, against the official list price.

Qwen-Image 3.0 cost examples
Use caseRequestTierOfficialCheaper Gen.Saved
Single image1 image1K$0.03$0.023$0.007
Hero image1 image1K$0.03$0.023$0.007
Product catalog500 images1K$15.00$11.35$3.65
Monthly production10,000 images1K$300.00$227.00$73.00

Estimate your monthly Qwen-Image 3.0 bill

Pick a tier and your monthly volume. Switch models to compare — same live prices as the tables above.

Model
Size

Drag the slider — or pick a model — to try your own numbers.

Qwen-Image 3.0 at 1K: 10,000 images per month costs $300 at the official list price and $227 on Cheaper Gen. — you save $73 a month.

Billing

How Qwen-Image 3.0 billing works

The same rules apply in the API, the Playground and the Studio. Full details in the billing docs.

  • Unit. Per image.
  • Official reference. Alibaba Cloud Model Studio list price for qwen-image-3.0 ($0.03 per image at 1K or 2K; $0.003 per input image), verified October 16, 2026.
  • Hold, then settle. The quoted price is held from your prepaid balance when you submit and becomes the final charge on success. The exact cost is returned with every generation.
  • Failed = free. Failed generations, and jobs you cancel while queued, are refunded in full automatically.
  • Price before you run. POST /v1/quote/alibaba/qwen-image-3.0/text-to-image returns the price, the official price and your discount for any input — free.

FAQ

Qwen-Image 3.0 pricing questions

How Qwen-Image 3.0 compares on price

Qwen-Image 3.0 costs from $0.0227/image at 1K to $0.0227/image at 1K per generated image. The official list price is $0.03–$0.03 per image (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio list price for qwen-image-3.0). Requesting several images costs the per-image price times the count.

Per image, from prepaid credits in US dollars. The exact cost is shown on the Generate button in the Studio and returned with every API generation.

No. The quoted price is held when you submit and refunded in full, automatically, if the generation fails or you cancel it before it starts.

There is no subscription and no monthly fee. Cheaper Gen. is prepaid: add credits from $10, spend them on any model in the API or the Studio, and failed generations are refunded automatically. The quote endpoint (POST /v1/quote/{endpoint}) is free, so you can price any request before you run it.