Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Qwen3.5 Plus

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Qwen3.5 Plus at a glance

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B and Qwen3.5 Plus are both Alibaba Cloud models in the Text Generation category, available through the EmpirioLabs API.

Key differences

• Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the newer release (Feb 24, 2026); Qwen3.5 Plus was released on Feb 16, 2026.
• Qwen3.5 Plus has the larger context window: 983.6K tokens, against 258K for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B.
• Qwen3.5 Plus returns up to 65,536 output tokens per response, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B up to 64,000.
• Capabilities listed only for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: multimodal.
• Capabilities listed only for Qwen3.5 Plus: code interpreter.

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Qwen3.5 Plus: specs

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Qwen3.5 Plus: API pricing

Live rates from the EmpirioLabs catalog for both models. Each rate card always matches what the API charges.

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Qwen3.5 Plus: API parameters

Request parameters each model lists on EmpirioLabs, with the allowed values or range where one applies. A dash marks a parameter the model does not list.

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Qwen3.5 Plus: limits and notes

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B

Supports text, image, and video input. Web search is available through tool_web_search and adds $0.01 per request when enabled. Thinking tokens are billed as output tokens.

Qwen3.5 Plus

Pricing is 1.25x for input/output above 256K tokens. Built-in tools (web search, web extractor, code interpreter, image search) billed only when invoked.

Text-to-Image Search and Image-to-Image Search use the Image Search pricing row. Each invoked image search is billed at that listed per-call rate.

How to call Qwen3.5 122B-A10B and Qwen3.5 Plus

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B serves the OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions API. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1 with your EmpirioLabs API key and use the model id qwen3-5-122b-a10b. Both models are called through the same endpoint. Set model to qwen3-5-122b-a10b or qwen3-5-plus. Get an API key from the EmpirioLabs dashboard.

curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen3-5-122b-a10b",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Write a haiku about the ocean."}
    ]
  }'

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Qwen3.5 Plus: common questions

What is the difference between Qwen3.5 122B-A10B and Qwen3.5 Plus?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the newer release (Feb 24, 2026); Qwen3.5 Plus was released on Feb 16, 2026. Qwen3.5 Plus has the larger context window: 983.6K tokens, against 258K for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B. Qwen3.5 Plus returns up to 65,536 output tokens per response, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B up to 64,000. The specs, rate cards, and parameters on this page come from the live EmpirioLabs catalog.

Which is newer, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B or Qwen3.5 Plus?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the newer release (Feb 24, 2026); Qwen3.5 Plus was released on Feb 16, 2026.

Which has the lower rate, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B or Qwen3.5 Plus?

The two models are priced on different units or tiers, so compare the live rate cards on this page. They always match what the API charges.

Can I switch between Qwen3.5 122B-A10B and Qwen3.5 Plus without rebuilding my integration?

Yes. Both models use POST /v1/chat/completions with the same EmpirioLabs API key, so most integrations switch by changing the model value. Check the parameters table on this page first if you rely on a model-specific parameter.

Can I try Qwen3.5 122B-A10B and Qwen3.5 Plus in the browser before integrating?

Yes. Open each model in the EmpirioLabs playground and run the same prompt on both, with the parameters the API exposes.