Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud)
Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud) is a language model from Qwen released on Sep 9, 2024. It reads text and writes text, with a 1M token context window and up to 32K tokens per reply.
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It costs $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens. Cached input bills at $0.08, 80% less than fresh input.
It supports tool calling, structured JSON output and prompt caching.
2 providers serve it, including DevPass (LLM Gateway) and LLM Gateway.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0.40 / $1.20 per 1M
- Context
- 1M
- Max output
- 32K
- Released
- Sep 9, 2024
- Knowledge cutoff
- n/a
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud) pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $0.40 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $1.20 / 1M tokens | |
| Cached input (read) | $0.08 / 1M tokens | 80% off input |
| Cache write | $0.50 / 1M tokens |
Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud) providers
2 providers serve it, including DevPass (LLM Gateway) and LLM Gateway. Each host sets its own price and limits, so the cheapest one is not always the one with the longest context.
| Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Cache read /M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DevPass (LLM Gateway) | $0.40 | $1.20 | $0.08 | 1M | 8K |
| LLM Gateway | $0.40 | $1.20 | $0.08 | 1M | 32K |
What Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud) costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
Supported request parameters
What you can set when you call Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud) through an OpenAI compatible API.
- Tools
tools - Structured outputs
structured_outputs - Temperature
temperature
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Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud) questions
How much does the Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud) API cost?
$0.40 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.08. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud)?
1,000,000 tokens of input, and it can write up to 32,000 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud)?
2 providers serve it, including DevPass (LLM Gateway) and LLM Gateway. Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Does Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud) support tool calling?
Yes. It accepts tool definitions and can return JSON that matches a schema, which is what an agent needs to call your APIs.
Is Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud) open source?
No. Qwen serves it through an API only, so you cannot download the weights or host it yourself.
When was Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud) released?
Sep 9, 2024.
Catalog data from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed daily, last on Oct 15, 2026. The summary is written from these facts.
Building on Qwen Plus Latest (Alibaba Cloud)?
I test your real tasks on it and the two closest alternatives, then ship the agent on whichever wins on cost and accuracy.
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