Qwen is Alibaba's model family, led by Qwen3.8 Max for reasoning and coding with a 1M-token context, plus Qwen3.7 Plus and Qwen3.8 Flash as cheaper tiers. Alibaba also publishes open-weight Qwen3.8 models on Hugging Face, including Qwen3.8-27B, and Qwen3.8 Max scored 45 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
| Pricing from | Free (open weights); API from $0.03 per million input tokens |
| Best for | Cheap tokens with an open-weight choice |
| Website | qwen.ai |
Qwen (Alibaba) pricing
Has a free plan. Pricing as Lister records it: Free (open weights); API from $0.03 per million input tokens
Prices change: check Qwen (Alibaba)'s own pricing page before you buy.
Strengths and trade-offs
- Very low entry API price
- Open-weight Qwen3.8 models
- Free quota limited to Singapore
- High cost per task on Max
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Alternatives to Qwen (Alibaba)
 Claude (Anthropic)Top-scoring models for coding and agents | #1 in Top 10 LLMs | 96.8 |
 Gemini (Google)Google's multimodal models with a free tier | #2 in Top 10 LLMs | 95.7 |
 GPT (OpenAI)OpenAI's models behind ChatGPT | #3 in Top 10 LLMs | 94.9 |
 Muse (Meta)Meta's frontier models, with open weights | #4 in Top 10 LLMs | 93.1 |
 Kimi (Moonshot AI)Open-weight models at frontier scale | #5 in Top 10 LLMs | 92.4 |
 Grok (xAI)xAI's models for coding and agents | #6 in Top 10 LLMs | 90.2 |
Questions about Qwen (Alibaba)
How much does Qwen (Alibaba) cost?
Qwen (Alibaba)'s pricing, as Lister records it: Free (open weights); API from $0.03 per million input tokens.
Is Qwen (Alibaba) free?
Yes. Its pricing reads: Free (open weights); API from $0.03 per million input tokens.
Who is Qwen (Alibaba) best for?
Qwen (Alibaba) is best for cheap tokens with an open-weight choice.
Where does Qwen (Alibaba) rank?
Qwen (Alibaba) is ranked #8 in Top 10 LLMs (Lister Score 88.3).
What are the best alternatives to Qwen (Alibaba)?
The closest alternatives on Lister are Claude (Anthropic) (#1 in Top 10 LLMs), Gemini (Google) (#2 in Top 10 LLMs) and GPT (OpenAI) (#3 in Top 10 LLMs).
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#8 in Top 10 LLMs
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