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AlibabaReleased April 28, 2025

Qwen3 4B

Alibaba · Released April 28, 2025

Intelligence score

8

At a glance

Intelligence
8
Speed
—
Latency
—
Input price
$0.11per 1M tokens
Output price
$1.26per 1M tokens
Context window
32Ktokens
Parameters
4.02billions

Summary

Comparison summary

Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) scores 8 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 4). Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) costs $0.11 per 1M input tokens (very competitive, median: $0.11) and $1.26 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.42), based on Alibaba's API.

Specifications

Technical specifications

Model nameQwen3 4B
ProviderAlibaba
Release dateApril 28, 2025
Intelligence score8
Speed—
Latency (TTFT)—
Input price$0.11 / 1M tokens
Output price$1.26 / 1M tokens
Context window32,000 tokens
Parameters4.02B
ReasoningYes
Input modalitiestext
Output modalities—
Open weightsYes
LicenseApache 2
API availability—
SourceModel Intelligence legacy profile: qwen3-4b-instruct-reasoning

Pricing

Token prices

Price per 1M tokens

Qwen3 4B, as listed in the catalog record

Input $0.11 and output $1.26 per 1M tokens. Missing prices are hatched and marked "Not published".
  1. Input$0.11
  2. Output$1.26

Model Intelligence legacy profile: qwen3-4b-instruct-reasoning

FAQ · 17

Frequently asked questions

Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) was released on April 28, 2025.

Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) was created by Alibaba.

Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) scores 8 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 4).

Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) costs $0.11 per 1M input tokens (very competitive, median: $0.11) and $1.26 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.42), based on Alibaba's API.

Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) costs $0.11 per 1M input tokens and $1.26 per 1M output tokens (based on Alibaba's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $0.23 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.

Yes, Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.

Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) supports text input.

Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) supports text output.

No, Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) does not support image input. It can only process text.

No, Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) is not multimodal. It only supports text input.

Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) has a context window of 32k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.

Yes, Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.

Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) has 4.02 billion parameters.

Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) is released under the Apache 2.0 license. This license allows commercial use.

Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) achieves a score of 8 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.

Yes, Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) is available via API through 1 provider.

Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) is available through 1 API provider.