Alibaba QwenQwen-Plus pricing
$0.26 per 1M input tokens and $0.78 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.13¢ per chat answer and 0.55¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Qwen-Plus costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Qwen3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.13¢$1.27 / 1,000 | 88 in · 689 out · 909 reasoning | 124 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.06¢$0.62 / 1,000 | 326 in · 98 out · 587 reasoning | 122 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥1.3¢$12.51 / 1,000 | 104 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 202 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥1.3¢$12.57 / 1,000 | 345 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 232 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.14¢$1.38 / 1,000 | 1,386 in · 1,166 out · 136 reasoning | 80 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.16¢$1.63 / 1,000 | 777 in · 671 out · 1,159 reasoning | 134 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.55¢$5.47 / 1,000 | 13,119 in · 501 out · 2,141 reasoning | 138 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.18¢$1.83 / 1,000 | 501 in · 561 out · 1,617 reasoning | 147 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥1.4¢$14.13 / 1,000 | 6,357 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 127 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.32¢$3.23 / 1,000 | 3,751 in · 974 out · 1,912 reasoning | 136 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.69¢$6.94 / 1,000 | 1,463 in · 534 out · 7,879 reasoning | 174 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥1.4¢$13.75 / 1,000 | 4,874 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 176 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.21¢$2.10 / 1,000 | 177 in · 405 out · 2,225 reasoning | 163 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 21¢$210 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 80,850 reasoning | 103 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Qwen-Plus through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alibabaunknown | $0.26 / $0.78 | $0.052 | 1M | 89% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Feb 13, 2025 at $0.40 input / $1.20 output. Since then the output price moved from $1.20 to $0.78 per 1M tokens (1 change).
FAQ
How much does Qwen-Plus cost?
Qwen-Plus costs $0.26 per 1 million input tokens and $0.78 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.052 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.13¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.55¢.
Where is Qwen-Plus cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Alibaba: $0.26 input and $0.78 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Qwen-Plus cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Qwen-Plus was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Alibaba Qwen. Real usage can differ.