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Migrate off Qwen-Turbo

Deprecated

Qwen-Turbo is deprecated. Alibaba's official replacement is Qwen-Flash. The cheapest comparable model we track is Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) (Meta) at $0.15 per 1M tokens blended.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

StatusDeprecatedAlibaba
Shutdown dateUnannouncedplan ahead
Official replacementQwen-Flash$0.138 /M blendedCheapest alternativeLlama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)$0.15 /M blended
What changes

Qwen-Turbo → Qwen-Flash

Moving to Qwen-Flash means 1.6× more expensive ($0.088 → $0.138 /1M blended).

SpecQwen-TurboQwen-Flash
StatusDeprecatedGA
Blended price /1M$0.088$0.138
Input / output /1M$0.05 / $0.2$0.05 / $0.4
Context window1M1M
Max output——
Modalitytexttext
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was qwen-turbo → switch to qwen-flash. See Qwen-Flash's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Qwen-Turbo

Generally-available models that match Qwen-Turbo's capabilities (and at least half its 1M context), ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.

ModelBlended /1MInput / outputContext
Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)
Meta
$0.15$0.1 / $0.310M
Qwen3.5-Flash
Alibaba
$0.175$0.1 / $0.41M
Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct)
Meta
$0.262$0.15 / $0.61M
FAQ

Migrating off Qwen-Turbo

What replaces Qwen-Turbo?

Alibaba's recommended migration for Qwen-Turbo is Qwen-Flash. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) (Meta) at $0.15/1M blended.

When is Qwen-Turbo shut down?

Qwen-Turbo is deprecated; Alibaba has not yet published a firm shutdown date. Plan your migration now.

What is the cheapest alternative to Qwen-Turbo?

Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) (Meta) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Qwen-Turbo's capabilities, at $0.1 per 1M input and $0.3 per 1M output tokens ($0.15/1M blended).

Browse the full deprecation watch → or see Qwen-Turbo's full spec sheet →