Ways to buy 1
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Qwen (Alibaba) APIThe lab's own API · cached $0.052 | $0.26 | $0.78 | $0.26 / $0.78List price | $0.052 | List price |
USD per 1M tokens. Regions are separate routes.
Through a gateway
Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $41.60 direct.
Helicone$41.60+0%
Kong AI Gateway$41.60+0%
LiteLLM$41.60+0%
Vercel AI Gateway$41.60+0%
Cloudflare AI Gateway$43.68+5%
Requesty$43.68+5%
Eden AI$43.89+5.5%
OpenRouter$43.89+5.5%
No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.
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About Qwen-Plus
Qwen-Plus, based on the Qwen2.5 foundation model, is a 131K context model with a balanced performance, speed, and cost combination.
Takes text in and returns text. First listed Feb 13, 2025. Up to 33K output tokens. Blended price $0.39 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Model id qwen-plus.
Price history
List price since Feb 13, 2025, from Internet Archive snapshots of the OpenRouter catalog, then daily reads.
| Seen | Model | Old price | New price | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | Qwen-PlusInput $0.4 to $0.26, Output $1.2 to $0.78, Cached input $0.08 to $0.052 | Input $0.4Output $1.2Cached input $0.08 | Input $0.26Output $0.78Cached input $0.052 | -35% |
| Feb 15, 2026 | Qwen-PlusCached input $0.16 to $0.08 | Cached input $0.16 | Cached input $0.08 | -50% |
Across fru.devCompany profile
Questions
How much does Qwen-Plus cost?
$0.26 per million input tokens and $0.78 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.052.
What is the context window of Qwen-Plus?
1M tokens, with up to 33K tokens of output.
Has Qwen-Plus's price changed?
Yes. The output price went from $1.2 to $0.78, first seen Mar 17, 2026.
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