Qwen Turbo
Summary
Qwen Turbo is a proprietary language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 1 Nov 2024. It accepts text and generates text, with a 1M-token context window and up to 16K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio), across 1 provider we track.
Efficient Qwen model for fast chat, extraction, and high-volume workloads
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Release date | 1 Nov 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 | 16K 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] |
Qwen Turbo API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio qwen-turbo | $0.05 | $0.20 | – | 1M | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Qwen Turbo?
Qwen Turbo has a context window of 1,000,000 tokens (1M) and can generate up to 16,384 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the Qwen Turbo API cost?
Through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Qwen Turbo costs $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens. Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is Qwen Turbo open source?
No. Qwen Turbo is a proprietary model; Alibaba (Qwen) has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.
When was Qwen Turbo released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen Turbo on 1 Nov 2024, according to models.dev.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.