Alibaba (Qwen team) · Chatbot app

Qwen Chat

Alibaba's free Qwen assistant on web and mobile, with Qwen models also sold per token through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.

AI Chatbots & Assistants

Provider: Alibaba (Qwen team)
Latest confirmed model: Qwen3.8-Max (API flagship) (Aug 3, 2026)
Pricing: Free plan + paid
Free plan: Yes
API: Yes · free quota
Status: Generally available
Last verified: Oct 19, 2026

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What is Qwen Chat?

Qwen Chat is Alibaba's consumer chat assistant built on its Qwen model family. Qwen's official site describes it as free to use, with web and mobile apps. Developers access Qwen models such as Qwen3.8-Max separately through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, which bills per token.

Provides a free general-purpose assistant and a separate low-cost model API for developers.

Why use Qwen Chat?

Practical benefits

Free to use per Qwen's site
Large Qwen model family on the API
1M-token free API quota in the international region

Who it suits

Users wanting a free assistant
Developers comparing low-cost model APIs

When another tool may fit better

Users who need published app usage limits
Teams needing a managed workplace plan

Learning curve: Beginner-friendly
Skills needed: None for chat; programming for API

Example workflows

Ask Qwen Chat to translate and summarise a document
Prototype with qwen3.8-flash using the free quota

What can it do?

Free chat appWeb and mobile app described as free on qwen.ai.
Qwen3.8 API modelsQwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-Flash listed with 1M-token context.
Omni modelQwen3.8-Omni-Flash takes text, image, audio and video input.

Good for

Q&A and writing
Translation
Low-cost API workloads

Where it runs

WebiOSAndroid

Pricing and plans

Free plan + paid Qwen's site describes the Qwen Chat app as free. API usage is billed per 1M tokens through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, with a 1M-token free quota for 90 days in the international (Singapore) region.

Plan	Price	Billing	Free trial / tier	Usage limits	Main inclusions	Model access	API access	Restrictions
Qwen Chat (free)	Free	per month	Free tier	Not published	Web and mobile chat	—	Separate	—
Model Studio API (pay-as-you-go)	Per 1M tokens	usage-based	1M tokens free per model for 90 days (Singapore region)	—	Qwen-Max, Qwen-Plus, Qwen-Flash families Batch at 50% for some models Context caching	qwen3.8-max, qwen3.7-plus, qwen3.8-flash and others	Yes	Free quota does not apply outside Singapore

Prices in USD · Alibaba Cloud international (Singapore) list price · Taxes may apply · Verified Oct 19, 2026

Worked example (usage-based API pricing): sending 1,000,000 input tokens and receiving 200,000 output tokens at the listed qwen3.8-max rates ($2 and $6 per 1M) costs about $3.20 before tax. Real bills depend on the model, caching, batch discounts and any tier you qualify for.

Official pricing page (opens in a new tab)

API and developer access

Official API: Yes
Documentation: API docs (opens in a new tab)
Authentication: API key
Pricing model: per 1M tokens
Free API quota: 1M tokens per model, valid 90 days, Singapore region only
Rate limits: Not documented
Context / input limits: 1M tokens (qwen3.8-max, qwen3.8-flash)
SDKs: Not documented
Streaming: Not documented
Batch processing: 50% of real-time price for some models
Structured output: Not documented
Tool / function calling: Not documented
Commercial use: See the provider terms
Data retention & privacy: See the provider privacy terms

Published API rates

Item	Price	Unit
qwen3.8-max input	$2	per 1M input tokens
qwen3.8-max output	$6	per 1M output tokens
qwen3.8-flash input	$0.15	per 1M input tokens
qwen3.8-flash output	$0.47	per 1M output tokens