Alibaba Cloud: Qwen-MT Flash

Qwen MT Flash focuses on fast text translation. It is useful for conversational messages and frequently updated content that needs to move between languages with a short turnaround.

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qwen-mt-flash

AvailableAlibaba CloudChat

Input / Output: $0.16 / $0.49
Context: 8K
Max output: 8K
Modalities: Chat

About Qwen-MT Flash

Qwen-MT Flash is Alibaba's general-purpose translation model, fine-tuned from Qwen3, covering 92 languages. Alibaba recommends it as the default in the Qwen-MT family: fast and low cost, with incremental streaming, but a little behind Plus for professional text. It suits chat messages and content that is updated often and needs a quick turnaround.

Where it works well

It translates among 92 languages, far more than the Lite tier.
Output can stream incrementally, so a user sees translated text as it is produced.
Term intervention, translation memory and domain prompting are available to keep glossaries and tone consistent.

When to choose another model

Alibaba rates qwen-mt-plus higher for formal documents, academic papers and technical reports.
Input is one user message only; system messages are not supported and settings go in translation options.
It is a translation specialist and not a general chat or reasoning model.

Getting started

Create API key
Create a key in Console, then use it with every model on the platform.

Send your first request

Copy the example for your language and run it against the endpoint.

Text to textMessages API

POST/v1/messages

API format:

curl https://api.tokenlab.sh/v1/messages \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-api-key: sk-xxx" \
  -H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen-mt-flash",
    "max_tokens": 1024,
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
  }'

Pricing

The Verified price applies to Verified, which costs less on most models. The Official price is the model maker's published price and applies to the more reliable Official route. Auto bills the route that completes the request.

Default

per 1M tokens

Official price: Input $0.16 / Output $0.49 / Text Input $0.16 / Text Output $0.49
Verified price: —
Discount: —

	Official priceper 1M tokens	Verified priceper 1M tokens	Discount
Default	Input $0.16 / Output $0.49 / Text Input $0.16 / Text Output $0.49	—	—

Usage & activity

Success rate is the share of requests that completed. Latency is how long a full response takes; P95 means 95% of requests finished within that time.

Usage & availability

Last 24 hours

Requests
Success rate
P95 latency
Total tokens

Model performance

Last updated Nov 1, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC

Metrics appear once privacy and data volume thresholds are met.

Data is based on aggregate user requests, excluding status checks.

Open in Console

Open Qwen-MT Flash in Console with a prompt ready to edit or send.

Help me try qwen-mt-flash with a short message at /v1/messages. Show the reply, latency, and cost.

Use cases

Live chat translation
Translate customer or community messages as they arrive and stream the result into the interface.
Frequently updated content
Keep release notes, product pages and help articles in sync across languages.
Glossary-consistent copy
Pass a term list so brand names stay fixed across every translated string.

Prompt examples

Translate from English to Spanish, keeping the term 'workspace' as 'espacio de trabajo': 'Invite teammates to your workspace.'

Translate this support reply into Japanese in a polite tone.

Translate the following changelog to German, preserving the Markdown bullets.

This model has conditional pricing. Monthly token totals alone cannot produce a reliable estimate; use the detailed pricing for the request specification, cache, and applicable time window.

FAQ

What is Qwen-MT Flash best for?

Everyday translation where speed and cost matter, such as chat, web content and app strings. Alibaba lists it as the recommended general option, with 92 languages and incremental streaming.

How does qwen-mt-flash differ from qwen-mt-plus?

Plus targets the highest quality for professional domains and does not stream incrementally; Flash is faster, cheaper and does stream. Both cover 92 languages. Pick Plus for contracts and papers.

How does it differ from qwen-mt-lite?

Lite is faster still and cheaper but covers only 31 languages at basic quality. Flash covers 92 languages and gives noticeably better translations, which is why Alibaba recommends it for general use.

Can I give it a glossary?

Yes. Qwen-MT supports term intervention, translation memory and domain prompts, all of them passed through the translation options field of the request alongside the text to translate.

Does it accept a system prompt?

No. Alibaba documents that the messages array must hold a single user message, and that behaviour such as languages, glossary and domain is configured through translation options instead.

How much does Qwen-MT Flash cost?

On TokenLab, Qwen-MT Flash costs Input $0.16 / Output $0.49 per 1M tokens. The pricing table above shows the full breakdown. Rates depend on the billing unit, specification, and usage. Compare matching conditions in the model's detailed pricing; a single rate does not determine the total cost.

What are the context window and output limit of Qwen-MT Flash?

Qwen-MT Flash accepts up to 8,192 tokens of context and returns up to 8,192 tokens in one response.

Which endpoint should Qwen-MT Flash use?

Use https://api.tokenlab.sh/v1/messages for Qwen-MT Flash. The request example below shows the matching code shape.

Which operations does Qwen-MT Flash support?

Qwen-MT Flash supports Text to text. Select an operation above to see its endpoint and request example.