# Qwen3-VL Instruct MCP and API - Vision model by Alibaba | FlyMy.AI

> Qwen3-VL Instruct is Alibaba's vision-language model: ask about an image and get a text answer, from descriptions to reading charts and documents.

Page: https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/qwen3-vl-instruct-async/

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# Qwen3-VL Instruct MCP: answers about images with no API key

Qwen3-VL Instruct is Alibaba's vision-language model: ask about an image and get a text answer, from descriptions to reading charts and documents. Run it from Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any MCP client through one FlyMy.AI MCP, or call its API.

[Use Qwen3-VL Instruct](https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/qwen3-vl-instruct-async/#start) [Inputs and price](https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/qwen3-vl-instruct-async/#inputs)

No API key, $3.00 / hr, Vision model, Alibaba, Commercial use

$ YOUR NEXT RUN

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Any agent

## Use Qwen3-VL Instruct in your assistant

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any agent. It reads the guide and helps you connect.

```
Read https://flymy.ai/skill.md and https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/qwen3-vl-instruct-async.md. Help me connect the FlyMy.AI MCP to this assistant, then run Qwen3-VL Instruct (flymyai/qwen3-vl-instruct-async) for this task: Read the text on this receipt photo with Qwen3-VL Instruct and return it as JSON.
```

[Open FlyMy.AI](https://app.flymy.ai/new-agent) [Download brief](https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/qwen3-vl-instruct-async.md)

## What Qwen3-VL Instruct does

Send image and a prompt with your question. Qwen3-VL reasons about what it sees, reads text in the picture and understands layout and spatial relations. max_new_tokens, temperature, top_p and do_sample control the answer. It runs on our GPUs, asynchronously, and is billed by run time.

## Qwen3-VL Instruct inputs

Every input of `flymyai/qwen3-vl-instruct-async` as its live schema lists them. Returns `generated_text` (string).

| Input | Type, values and default |
|---|---|
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/qwen3-vl-instruct-async/#input-image) `image` | file optional Allowed: image file, as a URL or upload |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/qwen3-vl-instruct-async/#input-prompt) `prompt` | string required Default: `Hey Qwen! What's up?` |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/qwen3-vl-instruct-async/#input-max_new_tokens) `max_new_tokens` | integer optional |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/qwen3-vl-instruct-async/#input-temperature) `temperature` | number optional |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/qwen3-vl-instruct-async/#input-top_p) `top_p` | number optional |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/qwen3-vl-instruct-async/#input-do_sample) `do_sample` | boolean optional Default: `true` |

## Ask your agent

Requests to paste as they are, once the FlyMy.AI MCP is connected.

**“Read the text on this receipt photo with Qwen3-VL Instruct and return it as JSON.”** runs `flymyai/qwen3-vl-instruct-async`

**“Explain what this chart shows with Qwen3-VL Instruct, with the three main numbers.”** runs `flymyai/qwen3-vl-instruct-async`

**“Compare these two product photos with Qwen3-VL Instruct and list the differences.”** runs `flymyai/qwen3-vl-instruct-async`

## Qwen3-VL Instruct price

$3.00 per hour of run time, billed per second. Billed per second of run time, $3.00 an hour. Billed to your FlyMy.AI balance; no seats, no subscription and no minimum.

[See usage pricing →](https://flymy.ai/pricing/)

## Call Qwen3-VL Instruct from code

The same model, from an agent or from your own code. Keys stay in your FlyMy.AI account.

### From an agent, through the MCP

The agent calls `get_model_schema`, then `run_model` with:

```
{
  "endpoint_id": "flymyai/qwen3-vl-instruct-async",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "Describe this picture in two sentences."
  }
}
```

### From your code, over HTTP

Form fields, not JSON; files go as uploads or public URLs. The answer is a `prediction_id`; read the result at `https://api.flymy.ai/api/v1/flymyai/qwen3-vl-instruct-async/predict/async/result/?request_id=<prediction_id>`.

```
curl -X POST https://api.flymy.ai/api/v1/flymyai/qwen3-vl-instruct-async/predict/async/ \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $FLYMYAI_API_KEY" \
  -F 'prompt=Describe this picture in two sentences.'
```

## Questions about Qwen3-VL Instruct

**Do I need a Alibaba API key for Qwen3-VL Instruct?**

No. Qwen3-VL Instruct runs on FlyMy.AI GPUs, so you need no Alibaba key or plan: sign in to FlyMy.AI once and each run is billed to your FlyMy.AI balance.

**How much does Qwen3-VL Instruct cost?**

$3.00 per hour of run time, billed per second. There is no subscription or minimum; the price comes from FlyMy.AI billing and was checked on 2026-11-09.

**How do I use Qwen3-VL Instruct in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor?**

Add the FlyMy.AI MCP with one command and sign in, then ask in plain words, for example: "Read the text on this receipt photo with Qwen3-VL Instruct and return it as JSON." Your agent reads the inputs with get_model_schema and runs flymyai/qwen3-vl-instruct-async with run_model.

**What does Qwen3-VL Instruct need as input?**

Qwen3-VL Instruct requires prompt; it also takes 5 optional inputs, each listed on this page with its allowed values and default.

**Can I call Qwen3-VL Instruct from my own code?**

Yes. Send form fields to https://api.flymy.ai/api/v1/flymyai/qwen3-vl-instruct-async/predict/async/ with your FlyMy.AI API key in the X-API-KEY header.

## More vision and ocr models

Read images, video and scanned pages: describe them, pull out the text, answer questions about them.

### Gemini 3.8 Flash Vision

Gemini vision for photos, video and YouTube: OCR, comparisons and timestamped summaries.

Vision model / $0.75 / $3.75 per 1M tokens

Link: https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/gemini-3-8-flash-vlm/

### DeepSeek-OCR

DeepSeek's OCR model that turns scans and screenshots into text or Markdown.

OCR / $5.00 / hr

Link: https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/deepseek-ocr/

## Go to the source

[Qwen3-VL Instruct in the playground →](https://app.flymy.ai/models/flymyai/qwen3-vl-instruct-async), [Model endpoints in the docs →](https://docs.flymy.ai/api/models-endpoints), [Every model on FlyMy.AI →](https://flymy.ai/mcp/models/), [Every MCP in the catalog →](https://flymy.ai/mcp/#catalog), [Usage pricing →](https://flymy.ai/pricing/)

From the FlyMy.AI model catalog of 2026-11-09: inputs from the model's live schema, prices from FlyMy.AI billing. Requests are examples to paste, not recorded runs.

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