Alibaba Cloud / Qwen team
Open weightsWhat is Qwen?
Alibaba’s Qwen family: Model Studio APIs internationally and broad open-weight releases.
Pricing & facts as of 2026-11-04 (Asia/Shanghai calendar date used for editorial stamps). Re-check official links before purchase.
Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen) is Alibaba’s flagship LLM family. Overseas developers typically use Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (Singapore and other international regions) for APIs, and Hugging Face for open weights such as Qwen3.8-27B (Apache 2.0). Larger Max-class checkpoints may use separate licenses.
API and console
- Console: https://modelstudio.alibabacloud.com
- Pricing: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing
Pricing (USD (international Model Studio), per 1M tokens (varies by model))
| Model / SKU | Input | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Qwen text / multimodal SKUs (intl Model Studio) | See Model Studio pricing table | See Model Studio pricing table | Singapore and other intl regions; CNY domestic pricing differs |
Highlights
- Wide open-weight lineup and strong multilingual coverage
- International Model Studio billing in USD for overseas accounts
- Vision, coding, and agent-oriented variants in the same family
Caveats for overseas teams
- Domestic China vs international endpoints and prices differ
- Not every Qwen checkpoint is Apache 2.0 — Max-class licenses can add revenue conditions
License / open weights
Apache 2.0 for many mid-size Qwen3.8 open releases (e.g. Qwen3.8-27B); Max/flagship may use a different Qwen license — check each repo
FAQ
What is Qwen?
Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen) is Alibaba’s flagship LLM family. Overseas developers typically use Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (Singapore and other international regions) for APIs, and Hugging Face for open weights such as Qwen3.8-27B (Apache 2.0). Larger Max-class checkpoints may use separate licenses.
Does Qwen offer open weights?
Yes — see license notes: Apache 2.0 for many mid-size Qwen3.8 open releases (e.g. Qwen3.8-27B); Max/flagship may use a different Qwen license — check each repo. Always verify the LICENSE file for the exact checkpoint.
Where do I get Qwen API pricing?
Use the official pricing page (as of 2026-11-04): https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing. This wiki cites that source and may omit numbers when the live table is unclear.