Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B
Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B is an embedding model from Qwen released on Jun 3, 2025. It reads text and writes vectors, with a 33K token context window.
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It costs $0.01 per million input tokens and $0.01 per million output tokens.
Its weights are open, so you can host it yourself.
3 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, NEAR AI Cloud and DigitalOcean.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0.01 / $0.01 per 1M
- Context
- 33K
- Max output
- 1K
- Released
- Jun 3, 2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- n/a
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $0.01 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $0.01 / 1M tokens |
Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B providers
3 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, NEAR AI Cloud and DigitalOcean. Each host sets its own price and limits, so the cheapest one is not always the one with the longest context.
| Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Cache read /M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel AI Gateway | n/a | n/a | – | 33K | 33K |
| NEAR AI Cloud | $0.01 | $0.01 | – | 33K | 1K |
| DigitalOcean | $0.04 | $0 | – | 8K | 1K |
What Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
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Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B questions
How much does the Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B API cost?
$0.01 per million input tokens and $0.01 per million output tokens. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B?
32,768 tokens of input, and it can write up to 1,024 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B?
3 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, NEAR AI Cloud and DigitalOcean. Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Is Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B open source?
Its weights are published, so you can run it on your own hardware or a cloud of your choice. Read the license before commercial use.
When was Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B released?
Jun 3, 2025.
Catalog data from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed daily, last on Oct 15, 2026. The summary is written from these facts.
Building on Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B?
I test your real tasks on it and the two closest alternatives, then ship the agent on whichever wins on cost and accuracy.
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