Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen)

Alibaba Cloud, CN

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.6/5

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📊 Quick Facts

Pricing Modelfreemium

Categorychat

Users50M+

Founded2023

HQHangzhou, Zhejiang, China

EmployeesPart of Alibaba Cloud AI division (thousands)

Monthly Visits60M+

LanguagesChinese,English,Arabic,Japanese,Korean,Spanish,French,German,30+ languages

PlatformWeb, iOS, Android, API, Alibaba Cloud, Hugging Face, ModelScope

DeploymentCloud + Open Source

Last Verified2026-08-06

📝 About Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen)

Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen) is an AI platform. Visit the official website for detailed product information, pricing, and API documentation.

💰 Pricing

Free: Qwen3.5-Plus open-source; API: Qwen3.7-Max from ¥2.5/M tokens; Lite from ¥0.367/M

✨ Key Features

Qwen3-235B-A22B: 235B MoE flagship with thinking modeQwen3-30B-A3B: compact MoE for consumer GPUsThinking/non-thinking dual mode per modelApache 2.0 open-source — free to use and modifyDeep Alibaba ecosystem integration (DingTalk, cloud, e-commerce)Free web and mobile app accessOpenAI-compatible API100K+ community models on ModelScopeStrong Chinese + English bilingual performance

🏷️ Tags

chatllmcodingreasoningopen-sourcechinese

⚖️ Pros & Cons

✓ Pros

Industry-leading AI technology with proven track record
Comprehensive feature set for diverse use cases
Strong integration ecosystem and developer community
Excellent performance and reliability at scale

✗ Cons

Premium features require paid subscription
Learning curve for advanced functionality
Limited offline capabilities in cloud-dependent workflows
May require technical expertise for optimal configuration

🎯 Use Cases

• chat

• coding

• e-commerce

• chinese-market

• self-hosting

✔ Best For

Multilingual TasksE-commerceCode GenerationChinese ContentEnterprise ApplicationsDocument Processing

🧠 Models

Qwen3-235B-A22B
Qwen3-30B-A3B

🔗 Integrations

Alibaba CloudDingTalkAlipayTaobaoTmallAlibaba InternationalHugging FaceModelScopeOllamaLangChain

📈 Benchmarks

MMLU: 86.1%:

HumanEval: 85.4%:

C-Eval: 93.5%:

GSM8K: 91.7%:

MATH: 68.2%:

Multi-lingual: Top 3 globally:

🔀 Alternatives

DeepSeek ChatGPT

⚖️ Comparisons

Qwen vs ChatGPT

📅 History

Apr 2023 Tongyi Qianwen Launch - Alibaba launches Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen) AI model

Sep 2023 Qwen Open Source - Qwen-7B and Qwen-14B open-sourced

Jun 2024 Qwen2 Release - Qwen2 family with improved performance across sizes

Jan 2025 Qwen2.5 & Vision - Qwen2.5 with 1M context; Qwen-VL vision models

Sep 2025 Qwen3 Series - Qwen3 Max, Plus, Flash with tiered pricing

Apr 2026 Qwen3.5 & Qwen3.6 - Qwen3.5 Plus/Flash; Qwen3.6 35B A3B hybrid MoE

May 2026 Qwen3.7 Series - Qwen3.7 Max and Plus with agent-centric capabilities and GUI interaction

❓ FAQ

Is Qwen free?

Yes, Qwen's open-source models are free. Tongyi Qianwen consumer chat is free. API has usage-based pricing.

Is Qwen open source?

Yes, Qwen models are released under permissive licenses (Apache 2.0 for most).

What makes Qwen different?

Qwen excels in multilingual tasks, especially Chinese and Arabic. It's deeply integrated with Alibaba's e-commerce and cloud ecosystem.

🇨🇳 China Insight

Qwen is developed by Alibaba Cloud and is fully available in China. It's widely used in Chinese enterprises and integrates with Alibaba's cloud services.

🔒 Data & Compliance

Data PolicyData processed on Alibaba Cloud servers per Chinese regulations. API data not used for training.

ComplianceChina Cybersecurity Law,PIPL,Data Security Law,MLPS 2.0

Content ModerationChinese content regulations apply; corporate compliance standards enforced

Data RetentionPer Alibaba Cloud data retention policies; enterprise contracts customizable

🌐 Social & Community

GitHub HuggingFace

💬 Reviews

HuggingFace: 4.8/5 (community rating),OpenCompass: Top-tier Chinese LLM,GitHub: 50K+ stars