Alibaba Cloud: Qwen Flash Character
qwen-flash-character- Input / Output
- $0.05 / $0.40
- Context
- 8K
- Max output
- 4K
- Modalities
- Chat
- Capabilities
- Prompt Cache
About Qwen Flash Character
Qwen Flash Character is Alibaba's role-play variant of Qwen Flash, tuned to stay in a persona you define in the system prompt. Alibaba says it improves character consistency, topic progression and empathetic listening over standard Qwen models. It is the faster, lighter of the two Qwen character models, and the one to pick for quick, iteration-heavy dialogue.
Where it works well
- Holds a persona defined by name, background, relationships and speech style across a conversation.
- Moves a conversation forward by introducing topics, instead of only echoing the user.
- Listens actively and responds with empathy, which suits companion and social apps.
- Replies quickly, so back-and-forth chat with game characters feels immediate.
When to choose another model
- Its window is small, so long-running stories lose early events unless you summarize history yourself.
- It is built for character dialogue, not factual analysis, coding or structured data extraction.
- Qwen Plus Character gives richer, more polished persona work when response speed matters less.
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 textResponses APIPOST/v1/responsesAPI format:curl https://api.tokenlab.sh/v1/responses \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-xxx" \ -d '{ "model": "qwen-flash-character", "input": "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 $0.05 / Output $0.40 / Cache read $0.01 / Text Input $0.05 / Text Output $0.40
- Verified price
- —
- Discount
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Cache read
- Official price
- $0.01
- Verified price
- —
- Discount
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| Official priceper 1M tokens | Verified priceper 1M tokens | Discount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Input $0.05 / Output $0.40 / Cache read $0.01 / Text Input $0.05 / Text Output $0.40 | — | — |
| Prompt cache pricing | |||
| Cache read | $0.01 | — | — |
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
Data is based on aggregate user requests, excluding status checks.
Open in Console
Open Qwen Flash Character in Console with a prompt ready to edit or send.
Help me try qwen-flash-character with a short message at /v1/responses. Show the reply, latency, and cost.
Use cases
Game NPC dialogue
Give each non-player character a profile and let players talk to them freely, with the character keeping its voice and knowledge.
Companion apps
Run a friendly persona in a social or wellness app that asks follow-up questions and remembers the thread of the chat.
Smart toys and devices
Power a speaking toy or in-car assistant with a short, warm persona whose replies need to arrive fast.
Interactive fiction
Play a side character in a text adventure, reacting to the player's choices in the voice the author wrote.
Prompt examples
You are Mira, a sarcastic ship mechanic who secretly loves her old engine. Stay in character as I walk into the engine room asking for a repair.
Play a patient village elder who answers questions about the harvest festival. Keep each reply under three sentences and ask me one question back.
You are a cheerful study buddy named Pip. I just failed a quiz. Respond in character and suggest one small next step.
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 Flash Character for?
Persona-driven conversation: game characters, virtual companions, toys and interactive fiction. You describe the character in the system prompt and the model keeps to it while moving the chat along. It is not meant for factual or analytical work.
What goes in the system prompt for a character?
Alibaba suggests name, age, personality, occupation, biography and relationships, plus the scene and the speaking style, including habits such as actions written in parentheses. The more concrete the profile, the steadier the voice.
How does Qwen Flash Character differ from Qwen Plus Character?
Flash Character is the quicker, lighter model for fast dialogue and many iterations. Plus Character is positioned for deeper persona work and more polished replies. Prototype on Flash, then test whether Plus improves the voice enough to justify it.
Can Qwen Flash Character handle long stories?
Only within its short window here. For a long campaign, keep a running summary of key events in the system prompt and send only the most recent turns.
Does Qwen Flash Character support thinking mode?
The catalog lists thinking as available for this model ID. For in-character chat you will usually leave it off, because replies should feel quick and natural rather than reasoned.
How much does Qwen Flash Character cost?
On TokenLab, Qwen Flash Character costs Input $0.05 / Output $0.40 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 Flash Character?
Qwen Flash Character accepts up to 8,000 tokens of context and returns up to 4,096 tokens in one response.
Which endpoint should Qwen Flash Character use?
Use https://api.tokenlab.sh/v1/responses for Qwen Flash Character. The request example below shows the matching code shape.
Which operations does Qwen Flash Character support?
Qwen Flash Character supports Text to text. Select an operation above to see its endpoint and request example.
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Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
