qwen

Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B

Quality Score
100/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.26
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-11-07
Output Price
$2.60
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-11-07
Context Window
262,144
tokens

Qwen3.5-27B is a model from Qwen that accepts text, image, and video inputs and returns text. It offers a 262,144-token context window with up to 81,920 completion tokens per response, which leaves room for long documents, extended transcripts, or multi-step outputs. The model supports tool calling and a reasoning mode. The available data does not confirm whether it supports structured output or whether its weights are open, so verify both if your workflow depends on them. Pricing is $0.26 per million input tokens and $2.60 per million output tokens. Output costs ten times as much as input, so the model is cheapest for input-heavy work such as analyzing long or multimodal material with concise answers. Its blended benchmark score of 55.6 rests on a single independent benchmark, so its standing is thinly evidenced. Teams that need video input, long context, and tool use at a low input price should shortlist it, but they should test it on their own tasks before committing.

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 55.6 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-11-08. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
AI Index broad capability composite 55.7
Model ID
qwen/qwen3.5-27b
Vendor
qwen
Released
February 2026
Tokenizer
Qwen3
Input Modalities
text, image, video
Output Modalities
text
Max Output
81,920 tokens
Tool Calling
✓ supported
Structured Output
✓ supported
Reasoning Mode
✓ supported
Vision
✓ accepts images
Audio
no
Moderated
no

What it costs in practice

Computed from the current $0.26/M input and $2.60/M output rates. Run your own numbers →

JobTokensCost
Summarize a 50-page report 30k in / 1.5k out $0.01
Classify 1,000 customer emails 500k in / 50k out $0.26
A month of a busy support chatbot 5M in / 2M out $6.50

Price & spec history

Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.

DateInput /MOutput /MContext
2026-10-27 $0.26 $2.60 262,144
2026-10-20 $0.27 $2.16 262,144
2026-10-19 $0.20 $1.56 262,144
2026-10-08 $0.26 $2.60 262,144
2026-07-24 $0.20 $1.56 262,144
2026-07-18 $0.26 $2.60 262,144
2026-07-17 $0.20 $1.56 262,144

Category rankings

Where Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B places across the 2 categories it ranks in. How we rank →

#CategoryScore
#19 Image CaptioningVision · of 25 ranked 120
#21 Video SummarizationVideo · of 25 ranked 141

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Quick answers

How much does Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B cost?
$0.26 per million input tokens and $2.60 per million output tokens.
What is Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B's context window?
262,144 tokens, roughly 393 pages of text in a single request.
Does Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B support tool calling?
It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
Can Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B process images?
Yes, it accepts image input.

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