# Qwen Plus

> 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.

Source page: https://www.aimodel.directory/models/qwen-plus
Last verified: 4 Oct 2026

## Specifications

- **Developer:** Alibaba (Qwen)
- **Release date:** 25 Jan 2024 (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-plus.toml)
- **Status:** Generally available (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-plus.toml)
- **Weights:** Proprietary (API only) (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-plus.toml)
- **Context window:** 1M (1,000,000 tokens) (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-plus.toml)
- **Max output:** 33K tokens (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-plus.toml)
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Apr 2024 (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-plus.toml)
- **Input:** Text (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-plus.toml)
- **Output:** Text (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-plus.toml)
- **Reasoning mode:** Yes (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-plus.toml)
- **Tool calling:** Yes (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-plus.toml)
- **Retirement date:** 9 Oct 2026 (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen-plus-2025-07-28)

## API pricing (USD per 1M tokens)

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | $0.26 | $0.78 | $0.05 | 1M |
| OpenRouter | $0.26 | $0.78 | – | 1M |
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio | $0.40 | $1.20 | – | 1M |

## FAQ

### 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.

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