Alibaba Cloud: Models Intelligence, Performance & Price
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best model provided by Alibaba Cloud for your use-case.
Most Intelligent
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)Qwen3.8 MaxQwen3.8 2.4T A95BQwen3.8-Flash-NextQwen3.8 27B (xhigh)Intelligence Index
Total 58 models
Fastest
Qwen3.5 Omni FlashQwen3.7 MaxQwen3 Next 80B A3BQwen3.5 35B A3B (non-reasoning)Qwen3 Next 80B A3BOutput speed
Total 58 models
Lowest Price
Qwen2.5 TurboQwen3.8-Flash-NextQwen3.5 Omni FlashQwen3 VL 32BQwen3 32BBlended price (per 1M tokens)
Total 58 models
Alibaba Cloud offers 58 models, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across models.
- For intelligence, the top models on Alibaba Cloud are Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (45), Qwen3.8 Max (40), and Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B (40).
- For output speed, the fastest models are Qwen3.5 Omni Flash (230 t/s), Qwen3.7 Max (197 t/s), and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (159 t/s).
- For latency, Qwen3.5 Omni Flash (1.81s), Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 (non-reasoning) (1.85s), and Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (1.85s) offer the lowest time to first answer token.
- For pricing, Qwen2.5 Turbo ($0.04), Qwen3.8-Flash-Next ($0.09), and Qwen3.5 Omni Flash ($0.17) offer the lowest blended prices per 1M tokens. Prices vary up to 5.6x across models.
- For context window size, Qwen3.8 Max (1M), Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (1M), and Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) (1M) support the largest context windows on Alibaba Cloud.
Intelligence Evaluations
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Evaluations
Agentic knowledge work, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic SaaS workflows
Agentic coding & terminal use
Coding
Reasoning & knowledge
Professional document reasoning, All-pass
Physics reasoning
Knowledge
1 - hallucination rate
Long context reasoning
Legal agentic work, Hallucination-Gated All-Pass Rate
Agentic business operations
Agentic scientific research workflows in a terminal
Quantitative analysis on spreadsheets & documents
Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis
Visual reasoning
Medical long context reasoning
Intelligence Index vs. Price
Context Window
Context Window
Pricing
Intelligence Index vs. Price
Performance Summary
Output Speed vs. Price
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
Cache Behaviour
Cache Hit Rate
Cost per Task vs. Cache Hit Rate
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time vs. Price
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Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | 984k | Proprietary | 45 | $5.41 | 36 | 2.93 | 72.93 | 56.00 | |||
Qwen3.8 Max | 1M | Proprietary | 40 | $2.67 | 37 | 2.66 | 70.63 | 54.37 | |||
Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | 262k | Open | 40 | $2.16 | 37 | 2.99 | 71.44 | 54.77 | |||
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | 1M | Open | 40 | $0.37 | 56 | 2.46 | 47.07 | 35.69 | |||
Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) | 1M | Open | 34 | $1.01 | 46 | 3.85 | 58.45 | 43.68 | |||
Qwen3.7 Max | 991k | Proprietary | 29 | $1.15 | 197 | 2.17 | 16.92 | 12.22 | |||
Qwen3.6 Max Preview | 256k | Proprietary | 28* | -- | 71 | 3.04 | 38.23 | 28.16 | |||
Qwen3.8 27B (medium) | 1M | Open | 28 | $1.13 | 52 | 3.92 | 51.68 | 38.21 | |||
Qwen3.6 Plus | 1M | Proprietary | 27* | -- | 56 | 1.94 | 110.70 | 99.77 | |||
Qwen3.8 27B (low) | 1M | Open | 26 | $1.05 | 51 | 3.76 | 52.62 | 39.09 | |||
Qwen3.7 Plus | 1M | Proprietary | 25 | $0.22 | 54 | 2.23 | 48.39 | 36.93 | |||
Qwen3.5 27B | 262k | Open | 23* | -- | 74 | 5.55 | 39.16 | 26.88 | |||
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 21* | -- | 83 | 2.29 | 8.35 | -- | |||
Qwen3.6 27B | 262k | Open | 21 | $0.62 | 57 | 3.64 | 112.13 | 99.70 | |||
Qwen3.5 Omni Plus | 256k | Proprietary | 20* | -- | 89 | 2.04 | 7.65 | -- | |||
Qwen3.8 27B (non-reasoning) | 1M | Open | 20 | $2.49 | 52 | 3.75 | 13.31 | -- | |||
Qwen3.6 27B (non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 20* | -- | 56 | 3.60 | 12.57 | -- | |||
Qwen3.5 27B (non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 19* | -- | 80 | 5.64 | 11.90 | -- | |||
Qwen3.5 35B A3B | 262k | Open | 19* | -- | 145 | 2.14 | 19.35 | 13.77 | |||
Qwen3.5 397B A17B | 262k | Open | 18 | $0.47 | 87 | 2.22 | 44.66 | 36.68 | |||
Qwen3.6 35B A3B | 229k | Open | 18 | $0.48 | 127 | 1.99 | 48.54 | 42.61 | |||
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 18* | -- | 141 | 2.29 | 5.82 | -- | |||
Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview) | 262k | Proprietary | 16* | -- | 61 | 4.05 | 45.33 | 33.03 | |||
Qwen3 Max | 258k | Proprietary | 16* | -- | 60 | 2.16 | 10.52 | -- | |||
Qwen3.5 122B A10B | 262k | Open | 16 | $0.32 | 130 | 2.33 | 21.53 | 15.37 | |||
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 15* | -- | 142 | 2.06 | 5.58 | -- | |||
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 15* | -- | 161 | 2.02 | 5.12 | -- | |||
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B | 131k | Open | 13* | -- | 58 | 2.92 | 46.18 | 34.61 | |||
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 | 131k | Open | 13 | $0.08 | 62 | 2.82 | 43.33 | 32.41 | |||
Qwen3 Max (Preview) | 262k | Proprietary | 13* | -- | 57 | 4.05 | 12.88 | -- | |||
Qwen3.5 Omni Flash | 256k | Proprietary | 12* | -- | 218 | 1.79 | 4.09 | -- | |||
Qwen3 235B 2507 | 131k | Open | 12* | -- | 57 | 2.43 | 11.17 | -- | |||
Qwen3 Coder 480B | 262k | Open | 12* | -- | 51 | 2.95 | 12.71 | -- | |||
Qwen3 VL 32B | 131k | Open | 12* | -- | 91 | 2.68 | 30.25 | 22.05 | |||
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B | 262k | Open | 11* | -- | 163 | 2.23 | 17.59 | 12.29 | |||
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B | 131k | Open | 10* | -- | 52 | 2.69 | 12.38 | -- | |||
Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 | 262k | Open | 10 | $0.08 | 150 | 2.43 | 19.14 | 13.37 | |||
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B | 131k | Open | 10* | -- | 169 | 2.17 | 5.13 | -- | |||
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B | 262k | Open | 10* | -- | 77 | 2.73 | 9.21 | -- | |||
Qwen3 235B | 98.3k | Open | 9* | -- | 62 | 2.77 | 43.04 | 32.22 | |||
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B | 131k | Open | 9* | -- | 114 | 2.17 | 24.16 | 17.59 | |||
Qwen3 32B | 98.3k | Open | 9* | -- | 106 | 2.44 | 26.03 | 18.87 | |||
Qwen3 VL 32B | 131k | Open | 8* | -- | 66 | 2.62 | 10.22 | -- | |||
Qwen3 235B (non-reasoning) | 131k | Open | 8* | -- | 63 | 2.65 | 10.57 | -- | |||
Qwen3 VL 8B | 131k | Open | 8* | -- | 116 | 2.27 | 23.74 | 17.18 | |||
Qwen3 14B | 98.3k | Open | 8* | -- | 61 | 2.69 | 43.50 | 32.65 | |||
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B | 131k | Open | 8* | -- | 113 | 2.14 | 6.59 | -- | |||
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B | 65.5k | Open | 8* | -- | 103 | 1.90 | 26.10 | 19.36 | |||
Qwen3 30B | 98.3k | Open | 8* | -- | 109 | 2.19 | 25.04 | 18.28 | |||
Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 (non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 8* | -- | 141 | 1.82 | 5.36 | -- | |||
Qwen3 32B (non-reasoning) | 131k | Open | 7* | -- | 107 | 2.46 | 7.14 | -- | |||
Qwen3 8B | 98.3k | Open | 7* | -- | 40 | 3.67 | 65.93 | 49.81 | |||
Qwen3 VL 8B | 131k | Open | 7* | -- | 122 | 2.18 | 6.29 | -- | |||
Qwen3 14B (non-reasoning) | 131k | Open | 7* | -- | 64 | 2.65 | 10.52 | -- | |||
Qwen3 30B (non-reasoning) | 131k | Open | 7* | -- | 109 | 2.15 | 6.72 | -- | |||
Qwen2.5 Turbo | 1M | Proprietary | 6* | -- | 109 | 2.17 | 6.75 | -- | |||
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B | 65.5k | Open | 6* | -- | 97 | 1.87 | 7.05 | -- | |||
Qwen3 8B (non-reasoning) | 131k | Open | 6* | -- | 43 | 3.64 | 15.40 | -- | |||
Key definitions
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba Cloud offers 58 models that we track: Qwen3.8 Max (0902), Qwen3.8 Max, Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B, Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh), Qwen3.7 Max, Qwen3.6 Max Preview, Qwen3.8 27B (medium), Qwen3.6 Plus, Qwen3.8 27B (low), Qwen3.7 Plus, Qwen3.5 27B, Qwen3.5 397B A17B (non-reasoning), Qwen3.6 27B, Qwen3.5 Omni Plus, Qwen3.8 27B (non-reasoning), Qwen3.6 27B (non-reasoning), Qwen3.5 27B (non-reasoning), Qwen3.5 35B A3B, Qwen3.5 397B A17B, Qwen3.6 35B A3B, Qwen3.5 122B A10B (non-reasoning), Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview), Qwen3 Max, Qwen3.5 122B A10B, Qwen3.6 35B A3B (non-reasoning), Qwen3.5 35B A3B (non-reasoning), Qwen3 VL 235B A22B, Qwen3 235B A22B 2507, Qwen3 Max (Preview), Qwen3.5 Omni Flash, Qwen3 235B 2507, Qwen3 Coder 480B, Qwen3 VL 32B, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B, Qwen3 30B A3B 2507, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B, Qwen3 235B, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B, Qwen3 32B, Qwen3 VL 32B, Qwen3 235B (non-reasoning), Qwen3 VL 8B, Qwen3 14B, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B, Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B, Qwen3 30B, Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 (non-reasoning), Qwen3 32B (non-reasoning), Qwen3 8B, Qwen3 VL 8B, Qwen3 14B (non-reasoning), Qwen3 30B (non-reasoning), Qwen2.5 Turbo, Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B, and Qwen3 8B (non-reasoning).
The most intelligent model available on Alibaba Cloud is Qwen3.8 Max (0902) with an Intelligence Index score of 45.
The fastest model on Alibaba Cloud by output speed is Qwen3.5 Omni Flash at 230.3 tokens per second.
The model with the lowest time to first answer token on Alibaba Cloud is Qwen3.5 Omni Flash at 1.81s. Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable model on Alibaba Cloud by blended price is Qwen2.5 Turbo at $0.04 per 1M tokens (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio).
Prices on Alibaba Cloud vary up to 57x across models, from $0.04 per 1M tokens for Qwen2.5 Turbo to $2.10 per 1M tokens for Qwen3 Coder 480B.
Yes, Alibaba Cloud offers an OpenAI-compatible API, making it easy to switch from OpenAI or use existing OpenAI SDK integrations.
57 of 58 models on Alibaba Cloud support JSON mode for structured output.
Yes, all 58 models on Alibaba Cloud support function calling (tool use).
Yes, Alibaba Cloud offers 31 reasoning models: Qwen3.8 Max (0902), Qwen3.8 Max, Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B, Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh), Qwen3.7 Max, Qwen3.6 Max Preview, Qwen3.8 27B (medium), Qwen3.6 Plus, Qwen3.8 27B (low), Qwen3.7 Plus, Qwen3.5 27B, Qwen3.6 27B, Qwen3.5 35B A3B, Qwen3.5 397B A17B, Qwen3.6 35B A3B, Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview), Qwen3.5 122B A10B, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B, Qwen3 235B A22B 2507, Qwen3 VL 32B, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B, Qwen3 30B A3B 2507, Qwen3 235B, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B, Qwen3 32B, Qwen3 VL 8B, Qwen3 14B, Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B, Qwen3 30B, and Qwen3 8B. Reasoning models use extended thinking to work through complex problems before providing an answer.
Yes, 46 of 58 models on Alibaba Cloud are open weight models: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B, Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh), Qwen3.8 27B (medium), Qwen3.8 27B (low), Qwen3.5 27B, Qwen3.5 397B A17B (non-reasoning), Qwen3.6 27B, Qwen3.8 27B (non-reasoning), Qwen3.6 27B (non-reasoning), Qwen3.5 27B (non-reasoning), Qwen3.5 35B A3B, Qwen3.5 397B A17B, Qwen3.6 35B A3B, Qwen3.5 122B A10B (non-reasoning), Qwen3.5 122B A10B, Qwen3.6 35B A3B (non-reasoning), Qwen3.5 35B A3B (non-reasoning), Qwen3 VL 235B A22B, Qwen3 235B A22B 2507, Qwen3 235B 2507, Qwen3 Coder 480B, Qwen3 VL 32B, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B, Qwen3 30B A3B 2507, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B, Qwen3 235B, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B, Qwen3 32B, Qwen3 VL 32B, Qwen3 235B (non-reasoning), Qwen3 VL 8B, Qwen3 14B, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B, Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B, Qwen3 30B, Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 (non-reasoning), Qwen3 32B (non-reasoning), Qwen3 8B, Qwen3 VL 8B, Qwen3 14B (non-reasoning), Qwen3 30B (non-reasoning), Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B, and Qwen3 8B (non-reasoning).
Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.
When choosing a model on Alibaba Cloud, consider: intelligence (for quality-sensitive tasks), output speed (for throughput-intensive tasks), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and features like context window size, JSON mode, or function calling support.