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Qwen3-VL-Flash

The Flash tier of Alibaba's Qwen3-VL vision-language models, for understanding images and text.

Starting at
Input
$0.05/ 1M
Output
$0.40/ 1M
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Channel

Each channel is compared at its lowest input-price tier; output breaks ties. A dash means /api/pricing does not provide that rate. Selecting a channel updates the endpoints and call example below.

qwen/qwen3-vl-flash
Input
$0.05 USD per 1M tokens
Output
$0.40 USD per 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.01 USD per 1M tokens
Cache write
$0.0625 USD per 1M tokens

Endpoints

POST/v1/chat/completionsChat Completions

Call it

Using qwen/qwen3-vl-flash

1from openai import OpenAI23client = OpenAI(4    base_url="https://www.realrelay.ai/v1",5    api_key="sk-***",6)78response = client.chat.completions.create(9    model="qwen/qwen3-vl-flash",10    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],11)1213print(response.choices[0].message.content)
1import OpenAI from "openai";23const client = new OpenAI({4  baseURL: "https://www.realrelay.ai/v1",5  apiKey: process.env.REALRELAY_API_KEY,6});78const response = await client.chat.completions.create({9  model: "qwen/qwen3-vl-flash",10  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],11});1213console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);
1curl https://www.realrelay.ai/v1/chat/completions \2  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REALRELAY_API_KEY" \3  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \4  -d '{5    "model": "qwen/qwen3-vl-flash",6    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]7  }'

Prices and availability as published on Oct 12, 2026.

Capabilities

Qwen3-VL-Flash accepts text and image input and returns text.

Alibaba documents function calling for the Qwen3-VL series, which lets the model act on what it sees in an image, and structured output in non-thinking mode, for example valid JSON extracted from a photo.

Input
TextImage
Output
Text

Overview

Qwen3-VL-Flash is the Flash tier of Alibaba's Qwen3-VL vision-language models. It takes image and text input and returns text, so a single request can pair a picture with a question or an instruction, and Alibaba documents function calling for the series.

It accepts text and image input and returns text.

Pricing

Pricing for Qwen3-VL-Flash starts from $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens, with cache reads from $0.01 per 1M tokens. Pricing is tiered, so these figures are the starting tier. Qwen3-VL-Flash is available through RealRelay's OpenAI-compatible API.

Use cases

Use Qwen3-VL-Flash to read photos and screenshots at volume, for example extracting product details from a photo into valid JSON.

With function calling it can turn what it sees into an action, such as calling a lookup tool with details read from a picture, and it handles questions that combine an image with text.

Frequently asked questions

What is Qwen3-VL-Flash?
Qwen3-VL-Flash is the Flash tier of Alibaba's Qwen3-VL vision-language models.
How much does Qwen3-VL-Flash cost?
Pricing for Qwen3-VL-Flash starts from $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens, with cache reads from $0.01 per 1M tokens. Pricing is tiered, so these figures are the starting tier.
What inputs and outputs does Qwen3-VL-Flash support?
Qwen3-VL-Flash accepts text and image input and returns text.
Does Qwen3-VL-Flash support function calling?
Yes. Alibaba documents function calling for the Qwen3-VL series, and Qwen3-VL-Flash also supports structured output in non-thinking mode.
How do I call Qwen3-VL-Flash via the API?
Send requests to RealRelay's OpenAI-compatible API with the model ID qwen/qwen3-vl-flash to use Qwen3-VL-Flash.

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