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Alibaba (Qwen) · Released Apr 29, 2025

Qwen3 32B

Dense open Qwen model for self-hosted chat, reasoning, and coding.

  • Open weights
  • Reasoning
  • Tool calling
Capability
138.5ECI · #106 of 148
Input
$0.70per 1M tokens
Output
$2.80per 1M tokens
Context
131K16K max output
Pricing

What it costs

Input
$0.70per million tokens
Output
$2.80per million tokens
Blended (3:1)
$1.23pricier than 60% of priced models

Typical monthly bills

Monthly usageEstimated cost
Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens$2.80
Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens$31.50
Production app250M input + 50M output tokens$315.00

Official Alibaba API price, as listed on models.dev.

Capability

Independent benchmarks

138.5Epoch Capabilities Index
#106 of 148 scored models
88Median 146167

The shaded band is Epoch AI’s confidence range (135.1–140.4); the tick marks the median scored model.

  • GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions65.7%
  • OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics66.9%

Scores from Epoch AI, run independently of Alibaba (Qwen).

Specifications

The details

Lab
Alibaba (Qwen)
Released
Apr 29, 2025
Knowledge cutoff
Apr 2025
Context window
131,072 tokens
Max output
16,384 tokens
Inputs
Text
Output
Text
Reasoning
Thinking budget
Tool calling
Yes
Structured output
No
API model ID
qwen3-32bon Alibaba
Availability
14 API providerslisted on models.dev

Alibaba model documentation

Lab-reported

What Alibaba (Qwen) claims

Published by the lab at launch. Settings vary, so compare these only with care.

BenchmarkScoreSettingSource
Aider Polyglot40 percent correct—Source
Same lab

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Questions

About Qwen3 32B

How much does Qwen3 32B cost?

Qwen3 32B costs $0.70 input / $2.80 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $1.23 per million tokens, more expensive than 60% of the 360 priced models we track.

What is the context window of Qwen3 32B?

Qwen3 32B accepts up to 131,072 tokens per request and can write up to 16,384 tokens in one response.

How good is Qwen3 32B?

Epoch AI gives Qwen3 32B a Capabilities Index score of 138.5 (likely range 135.1–140.4), ranking it #106 of 148 models Epoch has scored. Epoch AI benchmark results: GPQA Diamond 65.7%, OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 66.9%.

Is Qwen3 32B open source?

Yes. Alibaba (Qwen) publishes the weights, so it can be downloaded and self-hosted.

What inputs does Qwen3 32B support?

Qwen3 32B accepts text and replies in text. It is a reasoning model, supports tool calling.

When was Qwen3 32B released?

Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen3 32B on Apr 29, 2025. Its training data runs to Apr 2025.

What are the best alternatives to Qwen3 32B?

The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are DeepSeek-R1 (DeepSeek, ECI 139.0, $0.70 / $2.60), Gemini 2.5 Flash (Google, ECI 140.8, $0.30 / $2.50), GPT-4.1 mini (OpenAI, ECI 135.0, $0.40 / $1.60) and Mistral Medium 3 (Mistral AI, ECI 134.1, $0.40 / $2.00).