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Alibaba's free multimodal assistant atop top-ranked open Qwen models.
Pros
- Free access to high-ranking models with broad multimodal features
- Open weights enable local/self-hosted deployment
- Very long context and strong multilingual support (200+ languages)
Cons
- China-hosted data raises compliance/privacy concerns
- Undisclosed free usage caps hit quickly under heavy use
- Limited Western enterprise integrations
✓ Where it shines / best for
- Cost-conscious users wanting a fully free, capable ChatGPT alternative
- Multilingual users, especially Chinese-English workflows
- Developers needing cheap high-performance API access
- Coders using agentic tools who want a flat-rate coding subscription
✕ Not the best fit for
- Users requiring strong Western data-residency or enterprise compliance guarantees
- Those wanting deep first-party integration with US productivity ecosystems
- Privacy-sensitive users wary of China-hosted services
Features
- ✓ Free tier
- ✓ API access
- ✓ Image Generation
- ✓ Web search
- ✓ Multilingual
- ✓ Deep research
- ✓ Coding
- ✓ Long Context
- ✓ Text-to-video
- ✓ Agent Mode
- ✓ Chat Assistant
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen Chat (Web/App) | $0 | free | Full consumer chat assistant free with no subscription; chat, image/video gen, web search, deep research, agent mode all included |
| API Free Tier | $0 | one-time | New Alibaba Cloud Model Studio accounts get 1M free tokens per model (Singapore region), valid 90 days; legacy Qwen OAuth free tier closed Apr 15, 2026 |
| API Pay-as-you-go (Qwen3.5 Plus) | $0.30 / $1.80 | per 1M tokens | Input/output per million tokens; range across models roughly $0.05-$20 per 1M tokens |
| Qwen Coding Plan Lite | ~$10 | monthly | Subscription for agentic coding (Claude Code, Qwen Code, Cursor, etc.); Qwen3.5-Plus models |
| Qwen Coding Plan Pro | ~$50 | monthly | Heavy users/teams; up to ~90K requests/month |
Pricing verified from the official source. Prices change often — confirm on the vendor's site before buying.
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