Qwen: Qwen-Plus
Analysis Summary
Qwen: Qwen-Plus sits in the Legacy tier on our leaderboard, ranked #278 of 525 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.260 input and $0.780 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers an exceptionally large context window suited to long-document workflows and supports tool use and function calling.
Editorial notes
Qwen-Plus features an impressive 1M token context window and tool/function calling support, but lacks benchmark data to substantiate its capabilities. The regional accessibility considerations for Western businesses also limit its practical adoption.
Assessed April 23, 2026
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Performance Profile
Qwen-Plus, based on the Qwen2.5 foundation model, is a 131K context model with a balanced performance, speed, and cost combination.
Capabilities
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
qwen/qwen-plus
|
| Provider | qwen |
| Release Date | February 1, 2025 |
| Context Length | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max Completion | 32,768 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.26 | $0.000260 |
| Output | $0.78 | $0.000780 |
Live Performance
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