Alibaba Qwen API pricing history

Every Alibaba Qwen list price we can evidence, back to September 19, 2024 — 16 dated observations across 14 models. Each row links to the page the figure was read off, usually a timestamped snapshot in the Internet Archive. Plus 1 more point recorded by LiteLLM, an aggregator, across 1 of the models above — not seller-verified, marked as such in the tables below.

Price per 1M output tokens over time, logarithmic scale qwen-max (= qwen-max-2025-01-25): $6.40 on April 9, 2025 to $6.40 on June 1, 2026; qwen3-max (= qwen3-max-2026-01-23, base tier): $6.00 on June 1, 2026, a single observation; qwen-turbo-2024-09-19: $0.087 on June 1, 2026, a single observation; qwen-plus-2024-11-27: $0.287 on June 1, 2026, a single observation; qwen-plus-2024-08-06: $1.72 on June 1, 2026, a single observation; qwen-flash (= qwen-flash-2025-07-28, base tier): $0.40 on June 1, 2026, a single observation; qwen-turbo (= qwen-turbo-2024-11-01): $0.20 on April 9, 2025, a single observation; qwen-plus (= qwen-plus-2025-01-25): $1.20 on April 9, 2025, a single observation $0.01$0.03$0.10$0.30$1.00$3.00$10.002026 qwen-max (= qwen-max-2025-01-25) — April 9, 2025 — $6.40 per 1M output tokensqwen-max (= qwen-max-2025-01-25) — June 1, 2026 — $6.40 per 1M output tokensqwen3-max (= qwen3-max-2026-01-23, base tier) — June 1, 2026 — $6.00 per 1M output tokensqwen-turbo-2024-09-19 — June 1, 2026 — $0.087 per 1M output tokensqwen-plus-2024-11-27 — June 1, 2026 — $0.287 per 1M output tokensqwen-plus-2024-08-06 — June 1, 2026 — $1.72 per 1M output tokensqwen-flash (= qwen-flash-2025-07-28, base tier) — June 1, 2026 — $0.40 per 1M output tokensqwen-turbo (= qwen-turbo-2024-11-01) — April 9, 2025 — $0.20 per 1M output tokensqwen-plus (= qwen-plus-2025-01-25) — April 9, 2025 — $1.20 per 1M output tokens
  • qwen-max (= qwen-max-2025-01-25)
  • qwen3-max (= qwen3-max-2026-01-23, base tier) (one observation)
  • qwen-turbo-2024-09-19 (one observation)
  • qwen-plus-2024-11-27 (one observation)
  • qwen-plus-2024-08-06 (one observation)
  • qwen-flash (= qwen-flash-2025-07-28, base tier) (one observation)
  • qwen-turbo (= qwen-turbo-2024-11-01) (one observation)
  • qwen-plus (= qwen-plus-2025-01-25) (one observation)

How to read this, and what it is not

  • These are list prices, standard synchronous tier. Batch, cached-input and off-peak discounts are excluded, so real bills are often lower than the line.
  • A date is an observation, not a change date. A snapshot dated March 2024 means the page said that in March 2024 — the price may have taken effect earlier. Rows marked Launch or Price change do carry the vendor's own date.
  • Rows marked "LiteLLM, monthly" are not seller-verified. They are read from a dated commit of LiteLLM's aggregated price file, not from the provider's own page — a weaker guarantee than every other row here. Their date is the month a price was first recorded in that monthly snapshot, never the day it changed, and the true change could fall anywhere in the weeks before it. Each one still links to the exact commit it came from, so you can check it yourself.
  • Gaps are gaps. Lines connect observations; they are not evidence about the days in between, and a missing model means nobody has evidenced it yet, not that its price held.
  • Same name, different thing. Models are quietly revised under a stable name. A flat line can hide a model that got better at the same price — which is itself a price cut per unit of capability, and one this dataset cannot see.
  • Prices in CNY are shown in CNY. Converting an old observation with today's exchange rate would invent a number, so we don't.

qwen-flash (= qwen-flash-2025-07-28, base tier)

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
$0.05$0.40 Pricing page source

qwen-max (= qwen-max-2025-01-25)

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
$1.60$6.40 Pricing page source
$1.60$6.40 First recorded — LiteLLM, monthly source
$1.60$6.40 Pricing page source

Output price unchanged across 418 days of observations.

1 row marked LiteLLM, monthly above is recorded by an aggregator, not read from Alibaba Qwen's own page — see "How to read this" above.

qwen-max (stable, = qwen-max-2024-09-19)

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
¥20¥60 Pricing page source

qwen-max (stable, = qwen-max-2025-01-25 / Qwen2.5-Max)

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
¥2.4¥9.6 Price change source

qwen-max-2024-04-28

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
¥40¥120 Pricing page source

qwen-plus (= qwen-plus-2025-01-25)

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
$0.40$1.20 Pricing page source

qwen-plus (stable, = qwen-plus-2024-09-19)

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
¥0.8¥2 Price change source

qwen-plus-2024-08-06

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
¥4¥12 Pricing page source
$0.574$1.72 Pricing page source

qwen-plus-2024-11-27

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
$0.115$0.287 Pricing page source

qwen-turbo (= qwen-turbo-2024-11-01)

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
$0.05$0.20 Pricing page source

qwen-turbo (stable, = qwen-turbo-2024-09-19)

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
¥0.3¥0.6 Price change source

qwen-turbo-2024-06-24

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
¥2¥6 Pricing page source

qwen-turbo-2024-09-19

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
$0.044$0.087 Pricing page source

qwen3-max (= qwen3-max-2026-01-23, base tier)

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MEvidenceLink
$1.20$6.00 Pricing page source

Back to every provider's price history · take the data: price-history.json (CC BY 4.0).