Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)

Qwen-Plus API Pricing

International pricing, base tier (0-128K tokens) shown; higher tiers apply at 128K-256K and 256K-1M context.

Verified against Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)’s pricing page on 2026-07-02.

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Facts

Specs

  • FamilyQwen
  • API IDqwen-plus
  • ModalityText
  • Context window
  • Max output
  • Release dateNot published

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

  • Input$0.115 / 1M tokens
  • Output$1.15 / 1M tokens
  • Cached input
  • Cache write$0.287 / 1M tokens
  • Batch discount

Notes

International pricing, base tier (0-128K tokens) shown; higher tiers apply at 128K-256K and 256K-1M context.

Worked cost examples

Estimated monthly cost on three common usage shapes

WorkloadEst. monthly cost

Chatbot

800 input / 200 output tokens per request, 100,000 requests/month

$32.14

RAG pipeline

6,000 input / 700 output tokens per request, 30,000 requests/month

$44.79

Batch summarization

20,000 input / 1,500 output tokens per request, 5,000 requests/month

$20.10

Price history

Changes we have documented since we began tracking

No price changes recorded since we began tracking.

Qwen-Plus pricing FAQ

How much does Qwen-Plus cost per 1M tokens?
Qwen-Plus costs $0.115 per 1M input tokens and $1.15 per 1M output tokens.
How much does Qwen-Plus cost per request?
A typical request of 800 input and 200 output tokens costs about $0.000321 on Qwen-Plus.
Is Qwen-Plus cheaper than Qwen-Flash?
Qwen-Plus is more expensive than Qwen-Flash on input tokens, by about 130%.
Does Qwen-Plus have cache pricing?
No cache discount is documented for Qwen-Plus on the provider's pricing page.