- Pricing
- Paid
- Platform
- Web
- Open source
- Yes
About Qwen
Qwen is Alibaba Cloud's series of large language models available in multiple sizes, excelling at multilingual tasks, coding, math, and reasoning. Many Qwen models are released open-source, making them accessible for research and commercial deployment. The family includes specialized variants for vision, audio, and long-context understanding.
Specifications
Everything we hold on this listing.
- Category
- Coding & Dev Tools
- Pricing
- Paid
- Platforms
- Web
- Website
- qwenlm.github.io
- Open source
- Yes
- Added
- Apr 23, 2026
- Source
- awesome
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How Qwen compares
The closest tools in the directory, matched on shared capability rather than category alone.
| Tool | Pricing | API | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen | Paid | Not stated | Yes |
| DeepSeek-R1 | Paid | Not stated | Yes |
| DeepSeek | Paid | Yes | Yes |
| Llama 2 | Free | Not stated | Yes |
| Stable Beluga | Paid | Not stated | Yes |
Frequently asked
What is Qwen used for?
Qwen is Alibaba Cloud's series of large language models available in multiple sizes, excelling at multilingual tasks, coding, math, and reasoning. Many Qwen models are released open-source, making them accessible for research and commercial deployment. The family includes specialized variants for vision, audio, and long-context understanding.
Is Qwen free?
Qwen is Paid. Paid tool. Visit the site to view current pricing plans.
What platforms does Qwen run on?
Qwen runs on Web. Whether it offers a public API isn't stated, check the vendor's docs before planning an integration.
Is Qwen open source?
Yes, Qwen publishes its source, so you can self-host it, audit what it does with your data, and avoid per-seat pricing. Browse more open-source options at brofindai.com/tags/open-source.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen?
The closest alternatives are DeepSeek-R1, DeepSeek, Llama 2, Stable Beluga, all coding & dev tools tools that overlap with Qwen on devops, llm, open source. See the full list at brofindai.com/alternatives/qwen.
