Qwen Flash vs Qwen-MT Turbo
Qwen Flash comes out ahead, 68 to 40 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen Flash
68/100- ECI—
- Price$0.05 / $0.40
- Context1M
- Alibaba (Qwen)
Qwen-MT Turbo
40/100- ECI—
- Price$0.16 / $0.49
- Context16K
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Qwen Flash is our pick
Qwen Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against Qwen-MT Turbo (40). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceQwen FlashQwen Flash $0.138 · Qwen-MT Turbo $0.242 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen FlashQwen Flash 1,000,000 · Qwen-MT Turbo 16,384 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsQwen Flash: Text · Qwen-MT Turbo: Text
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Qwen Flash | Qwen-MT Turbo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 91 | 79 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 0 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 68/100 | 40/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Qwen FlashAlibaba (Qwen) | Qwen-MT TurboAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.05 (best) | $0.16 |
| Output | $0.40 (best) | $0.49 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.138 (best) | $0.242 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Alibaba API | Official Alibaba API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 16,384 tokens |
| Max output | 32,768 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | qwen-flash | qwen-mt-turbo |
| API providers | 6 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Jul 28, 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Qwen Flash$1.30
- Qwen-MT Turbo$2.58
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen Flash or Qwen-MT Turbo?
Qwen Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against Qwen-MT Turbo (40). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Qwen Flash or Qwen-MT Turbo?
Qwen Flash is cheaper at $0.05 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Qwen-MT Turbo costs $0.16 input / $0.49 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.138 per million tokens for Qwen Flash versus $0.242 for Qwen-MT Turbo (1.8× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen Flash has not been scored yet and Qwen-MT Turbo has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen Flash and Qwen-MT Turbo yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Qwen-MT Turbo does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen Flash has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 16,384 for Qwen-MT Turbo. Maximum output per response: Qwen Flash up to 32,768, Qwen-MT Turbo up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen Flash accepts text; Qwen-MT Turbo accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
No. Qwen Flash and Qwen-MT Turbo are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Qwen Flash is the newest, released Jul 28, 2025. Qwen-MT Turbo came out Jan 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen Flash Apr 2024, Qwen-MT Turbo Apr 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
