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Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series)

GA

Legacy stable Plus alias = qwen-plus-2025-12-01 (Qwen3 series). Official International TIERED pricing: 0<token<=256K $0.4 in; output $1.2 (Non-Thinking) / $4.0 (Thinking, chain-of-thought+answer) per 1M. Context length increased to 1,000,000 per official release note (qwen-plus-2025-07-28). Max output ~32K (typical for Qwen3 Plus; not on accessible official spec page). Older dated snapshots qwen-plus-2024-11-27/-11-25/-09-19/-08-06 were deprecated 2026-01-30 -> replacement qwen-plus-2025-12-01. Current alias still GA. Text-only.

Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series) by Alibaba costs $0.4 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens ($0.6/1M blended), with a 1M (1.000.000-token) context window. It is generally available (GA).

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

Provider
Alibaba
Status
GA
Input price
$0.4 / 1M tokens
Output price
$1.20 / 1M tokens
Cached input
—
Blended price
$0.6 / 1M tokens
Context window
1.000.000 tokens (1M)
Max output
32.768 tokens
Modality
text
Open weights
No — API only
Knowledge cutoff
—
Released
30 Jul 2025
API string
qwen-plus

Source: Alibaba official documentation ↗

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FAQ

Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series) — questions & answers

How much does Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series) cost?

Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series) is priced at $0.4 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens ($0.6/1M blended at a 3:1 input-to-output ratio).

What is the context window of Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series)?

Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series) has a 1.000.000-token context window (1M), with up to 32.768 output tokens per request.

Is Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series) deprecated?

No — Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series) is generally available (GA) and not currently scheduled for deprecation or retirement in our tracker.

Does Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series) support image or vision input?

Our catalog lists Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series)'s modalities as text; image/vision input is not among them.

Can I self-host Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series)?

No — Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series) is proprietary. Its weights are not publicly released, so it is available only through Alibaba's API (or hosted partners), not for self-hosting.

What is the API model string for Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series)?

The API model identifier for Qwen-Plus (Qwen3-series) is "qwen-plus" when calling Alibaba's API.