Qwen-Plus pricing & benchmarks
Qwen-Plus is available from Alibaba at $0.260 per million input tokens and $0.780 per million output tokens ($0.390 blended at 3:1). It accepts up to 1,000,000 tokens of context. Qwen-Plus, based on the Qwen2.5 foundation model, is a 131K context model with a balanced performance, speed, and cost combination.
Pricing
Per million tokens · OpenRouter
Input$0.260
Output$0.780
Blended (3:1)$0.390
Specification
qwen/qwen-plus
Context window1M
Max output33K
ReleasedFeb 2025
LicenceProprietary
Modalitiesin:text, out:text
Benchmarks
Independently run — not vendor self-reports. Every score links its source.
| Benchmark | Score | Config | Run | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 48.1% ±2.7 | Jan 2025 effort | 2025-04-07 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 17.8% ±4.4 | Jan 2025 effort | 2025-04-07 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
Scores published by Epoch AI, 'AI Benchmarking Hub', used under CC BY 4.0.
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FAQ
How much does Qwen-Plus cost?
Qwen-Plus costs $0.260 per million input tokens and $0.780 per million output tokens on OpenRouter. At a 3:1 input:output mix that blends to $0.390 per million tokens.
What is Qwen-Plus's context window?
Qwen-Plus accepts up to 1,000,000 tokens of context, and can generate up to 32,768 output tokens.
How good is Qwen-Plus on benchmarks?
Qwen-Plus scores 48.1% on GPQA Diamond, independently run and published by Epoch AI. 2 benchmark results are listed on this page, each with its run date and source.
Is there a cheaper model as good as Qwen-Plus?
Yes — 5 models in our catalogue cost less per token than Qwen-Plus and score at least as high on the same benchmark. The cheapest is gpt-oss-120b at $0.070 per million tokens blended.