QwQ Plus pricing & specs

Alibaba (Qwen) · released 2025-03-05 · ● verified 2026-10-11

input / 1M$0.80
output / 1M$2.40
context131.1K
max output8.2K

// price history ($/1M tokens)

$2.76
input $/1Moutput $/1M2025-03-05 → 2026-10-11

// cheaper or similar alternatives

modelinoutctxvs QwQ Plus
Gemma 4 E2B IT$0.04$0.08131.1K−95.8%
Qwen3.7 Flash$0.03$0.131M−95.4%
Qwen Turbo$0.05$0.201M−92.7%
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$0.06$0.181.05M−92.5%
GPT OSS 120B$0.05$0.25131.1K−91.7%

// faq

How much does QwQ Plus cost?

QwQ Plus costs $0.80 per million input tokens and $2.40 per million output tokens. At 50M input and 10M output tokens per month that is about $64.00.

What is the context window of QwQ Plus?

131.1K tokens, with up to 8.2K output tokens per request.

What are cheaper alternatives to QwQ Plus?

Gemma 4 E2B IT ($0.04 in / $0.08 out), Qwen3.7 Flash ($0.03 in / $0.13 out), Qwen Turbo ($0.05 in / $0.20 out) offer the same input types and capabilities for less.

// spec sheet

input / 1M
$0.80
output / 1M
$2.40
blended (3:1)
$1.20
context
131.1K
max output
8.2K
input types
text
reasoning
yes
tool calling
yes
structured output
no
open weights
no
knowledge cutoff
2024-04
price source
Alibaba (Qwen)

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// cost calculator

modelin $/1Mout $/1M= monthly
Gemma 4 E2B IT$0.04$0.08$2.80
Qwen3.7 Flash$0.03$0.13$2.80
Qwen Turbo$0.05$0.20$4.50
QwQ Plus$0.80$2.40$64.00

Base-tier list prices. Long-context tiers, caching and batch discounts are not included.