How much does Qwen Plus cost?

Qwen Plus is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.42 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.

What can Qwen Plus do?

Qwen Plus is Alibaba's chat model, accessible through the Api.Airforce API.

Is Qwen Plus free to use?

Qwen Plus is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.

How do I use Qwen Plus via the API?

Qwen Plus is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID qwen-plus with your Api.Airforce API key.

Qwen Plus is Alibaba's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 65+ other models.

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Qwen Plus

API model name: qwen-plus

Qwen Plus is Alibaba's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. It is priced at $0.18 per million input tokens and $0.42 per million output tokens. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 65+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$0.18

Output / 1M tokens

$0.42

Specifications

Provider: Alibaba
Type: chat model

What is Qwen Plus used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.

Qwen Plus vs. similar models

Model	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
Qwen Plus	—	$0.18	$0.42
Qwen Max	—	$0.51	$2.07
Qwen Turbo	—	—	—
Qwen3	—	$0.06	$0.27

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

Qwen Plus — frequently asked questions

How much does Qwen Plus cost?: Qwen Plus is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.42 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can Qwen Plus do?: Qwen Plus is Alibaba's chat model, accessible through the Api.Airforce API.
Is Qwen Plus free to use?: Qwen Plus is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Qwen Plus via the API?: Qwen Plus is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID qwen-plus with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Qwen Plus?: Qwen Plus is Alibaba's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 65+ other models.

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Use Qwen Plus via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass qwen-plus as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen-plus",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen-plus",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "qwen-plus",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);