Qwen Plus
Summary
Qwen Plus is a proprietary language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 25 Jan 2024. It accepts text and generates text, with a 1M-token context window and up to 33K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.26 per million input tokens and $0.78 per million output tokens (OpenRouter), across 2 providers we track. It is scheduled for retirement on 9 Oct 2026.
Qwen instruction model for multilingual chat, reasoning, and tool use
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Release date | 25 Jan 2024 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Proprietary (API only) [models.dev] |
| Context window | 1M (1,000,000 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 33K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2024 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | Yes [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | Yes [models.dev] |
| Retirement date | 9 Oct 2026 [OpenRouter] |
Qwen Plus API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter qwen/qwen-plus | $0.26 | $0.78 | $0.05 | 1M | OpenRouter, 4 Oct 2026 |
| OpenRouter qwen/qwen-plus-2025-07-28 | $0.26 | $0.78 | – | 1M | OpenRouter, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio qwen-plus | $0.40 | $1.20 | – | 1M | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Qwen Plus?
Qwen Plus has a context window of 1,000,000 tokens (1M) and can generate up to 32,768 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the Qwen Plus API cost?
Through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Qwen Plus costs $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens. The lowest listed price is $0.26 input / $0.78 output through OpenRouter. Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is Qwen Plus open source?
No. Qwen Plus is a proprietary model; Alibaba (Qwen) has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including OpenRouter, Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.
When was Qwen Plus released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen Plus on 25 Jan 2024, according to models.dev.
Which providers offer Qwen Plus?
We track Qwen Plus on 2 providers: OpenRouter, Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.