QwQ Plus API Pricing
As of October 10, 2026, QwQ Plus costs $0.80 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. It has a 98,304-token context window and returns up to 8,192 tokens per response.
- Input
- $0.80 / 1M tokens
- Output
- $2.40 / 1M tokens
- Context window
- 98,304 tokens
- Max output
- 8,192 tokens
- Providers
- 3
- Added to LiteLLM
- September 2025
QwQ Plus pricing by provider
3 listings across 3 providers. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.
| Provider | Model name in LiteLLM | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio | dashscope/qwq-plus | $0.80 | $2.40 | 96K |
| Qianwen AI Platform | qwen_ai_platform/qwq-plus | $0.80 | $2.40 | 96K |
| QwenCloud | qwencloud/qwq-plus | $0.80 | $2.40 | 96K |
What QwQ Plus costs in practice
1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio | $2.80 |
| Qianwen AI Platform | $2.80 |
| QwenCloud | $2.80 |
QwQ Plus features
- Function calling
- Reasoning
Use QwQ Plus with LiteLLM
Call QwQ Plus through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/chat/completions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.
from litellm import completion
response = completion(
model="dashscope/qwq-plus",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)model_list:
- model_name: qwq-plus
litellm_params:
model: dashscope/qwq-plus
# credentials: see the provider's LiteLLM docs pagecurl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
-d '{
"model": "qwq-plus",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'QwQ Plus FAQ
How much does QwQ Plus cost?
QwQ Plus costs $0.80 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.
What is the context window of QwQ Plus?
QwQ Plus has a 98,304-token context window and returns up to 8,192 tokens per response.
Which providers offer QwQ Plus?
QwQ Plus is available from 3 providers through LiteLLM: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Qianwen AI Platform and QwenCloud.
How do I call QwQ Plus with an OpenAI-compatible API?
Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="dashscope/qwq-plus", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/chat/completions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.
What features does QwQ Plus support?
QwQ Plus supports function calling and reasoning.
When did LiteLLM add QwQ Plus?
QwQ Plus was added to LiteLLM's model price file in September 2025.
Sources
Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:
LiteLLM docs: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Qianwen AI Platform.
Provider pages: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Qianwen AI Platform, QwenCloud.
