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# Qwen Plus

> Qwen Plus by Alibaba (Qwen), released January 2024. Ranked #210 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 37.1. API: $0.40 in / $1.20 out per M tokens. 1M context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/qwen-plus
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Qwen Plus Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026) | Noometry

Qwen Plus by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 210th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 37.1. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 107th. API pricing starts at $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens, with a 1M-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #210 of 354
- **Index score:** 37.1
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 20 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba)
- **Released:** January 25, 2024
- **Weights:** Proprietary
- **Reasoning:** Yes
- **Context window:** 1M
- **Max output:** 33K
- **Input price:** $0.40 / M
- **Output price:** $1.20 / M
- **Blended price:** $0.60 / M
- **Output speed:** 37 tokens/s [Kagi](https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/llm-benchmark.html)
- **Value:** #88 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** April 2024
- **Input:** text

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Qwen Plus category scores

1.  Coding 38.9
2.  Reasoning 28.4
3.  Math 23.3
4.  Knowledge 27.4
5.  Multilingual 45.1
6.  Instruction Following 68.8
7.  Long Context 40.3
8.  Writing & Preference 52.2
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Qwen Plus category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 38.9 | #167 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 28.4 | #107 | 4 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 23.3 | #271 | 3 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 27.4 | #251 | 2 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 45.1 | #175 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 68.8 | #181 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 40.3 | #158 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 52.2 | #176 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Qwen Plus places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Qwen Plus: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 28.4 | +4.8 | #107 of 350, top 31% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 38.9 | +0.2 | #167 of 340, top 50% |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 40.3 | −0.7 | #158 of 296, top 54% |

### Weakest categories

Qwen Plus: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 23.3 | −13.3 | #271 of 327, top 83% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 27.4 | −9.9 | #251 of 314, top 80% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 68.8 | −2.5 | #181 of 305, top 60% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Qwen Plus. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Qwen Plus
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gemma 3n E4b IT](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-3n-e4b-it) | #206 | 37.3 | — | 13 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-3n-e4b-it-vs-qwen-plus) |
| [Step 3.7 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/step-3-7-flash) | #207 | 37.3 | $0.42 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen-plus-vs-step-3-7-flash) |
| [GPT-4.5](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4-5) | #208 | 37.2 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-4-5-vs-qwen-plus) |
| [Yi-Lightning](https://noometry.com/models/yi-lightning) | #209 | 37.1 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen-plus-vs-yi-lightning) |
| [Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-2-5-flash-lite) | #211 | 37.0 | $0.18 | 172 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-2-5-flash-lite-vs-qwen-plus) |
| [o3-mini](https://noometry.com/models/o3-mini) | #212 | 36.7 | $1.93 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/o3-mini-vs-qwen-plus) |
| [Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-1-nemotron-ultra-253b-v1) | #213 | 36.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-nemotron-ultra-253b-v1-vs-qwen-plus) |
| [Granite 4.0 H Small](https://noometry.com/models/ibm-granite-h-small) | #214 | 36.5 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/ibm-granite-h-small-vs-qwen-plus) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Qwen Plus Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1328 | #180 of 294, top 62% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Reasoning

Qwen Plus Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kagi LLM Benchmark](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/kagi-reasoning) | 63.3% | #36 of 99, top 37% |  | [Kagi LLM Benchmark](https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/llm-benchmark.html) |  |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1317 | #180 of 297, top 61% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [DTBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/dtbench) | 81.1% | #70 of 151, top 47% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMCA](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/lmca) | 24% | #88 of 125, top 71% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Math

Qwen Plus Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/otis-mock-aime) | 17.8% | #127 of 173, top 74% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-04-07 |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1326 | #169 of 285, top 60% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [MATH Level 5](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/math-level-5) | 65.3% | #34 of 79, top 44% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-04-07 |
| [FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/frontiermath-2025-02) | 1.7% | #58 of 68, top 86% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-05-14 |

### Knowledge

Qwen Plus Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 48.1% | #132 of 186, top 71% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-04-07 |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1328 | #166 of 273, top 61% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

Qwen Plus Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1310 | #175 of 297, top 59% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1347 | #168 of 285, top 59% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1251 | #140 of 211, top 67% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1323 | #167 of 283, top 60% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Qwen Plus Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1303 | #177 of 298, top 60% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Qwen Plus Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1324 | #169 of 291, top 59% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Qwen Plus Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1326 | #176 of 297, top 60% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1293 | #171 of 295, top 58% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1336 | #167 of 295, top 57% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## API pricing by provider

Qwen Plus API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [alibaba](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/models) | $0.40 | $1.20 | — | 2026-10-10 |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen-plus) | $0.26 | $0.78 | $0.052 | 2026-10-10 |

[All Alibaba (Qwen) API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/alibaba) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

## Compare Qwen Plus

-   [Qwen Plus vs Yi-Lightning](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen-plus-vs-yi-lightning)
-   [Qwen Plus vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-2-5-flash-lite-vs-qwen-plus)
-   [Qwen Plus vs GPT-4.5](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-4-5-vs-qwen-plus)
-   [Qwen Plus vs o3-mini](https://noometry.com/compare/o3-mini-vs-qwen-plus)
-   [Qwen Plus vs Step 3.7 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen-plus-vs-step-3-7-flash)
-   [Qwen Plus vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-nemotron-ultra-253b-v1-vs-qwen-plus)
-   [Qwen Plus vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-qwen-plus)
-   [Qwen Plus vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-qwen-plus)
-   [Qwen Plus vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-qwen-plus)
-   [Qwen Plus vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-qwen-plus)
-   [Qwen Plus vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-qwen-plus)
-   [Qwen Plus vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-qwen-plus)
-   [Qwen Plus vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-3-vs-qwen-plus)
-   [Qwen Plus vs DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-qwen-plus)

## Other Alibaba (Qwen) models

-   [Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8-max)56.8
-   [Qwen3.7 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-max)51.5
-   [Qwen3.6 Max Preview](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-max-preview)51.5
-   [Qwen3.6 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-plus)47.5
-   [Qwen3.5 397B-A17B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-397b-a17b)46.0
-   [Qwen3.8 27B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8-27b)46.0
-   [Qwen3.5 Max Preview](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-max-preview)45.3
-   [Qwen3.7 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-plus)45.3

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Qwen Plus?

Qwen Plus by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 210th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 37.1. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 107th. API pricing starts at $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens, with a 1M-token context window.

### How much does Qwen Plus cost?

Qwen Plus costs $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens on Alibaba (Qwen)'s own API.

### What is Qwen Plus's context window?

Qwen Plus accepts up to 1M tokens of input and can write up to 33K tokens in one response.

### Is Qwen Plus open source?

No. Qwen Plus is proprietary and available only through Alibaba (Qwen)'s API and partner platforms.

### How fast is Qwen Plus?

Qwen Plus generated about 37 output tokens per second in the Kagi LLM Benchmark's timed runs. Speed varies by provider, load and reasoning effort.

### What are Qwen Plus's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Qwen Plus places best in reasoning, coding, long context and lowest in math, knowledge, instruction following.

### What is Qwen Plus best at?

Its best category is reasoning, where it ranks 107th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Qwen Plus benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/qwen-plus

Quote Noometry with a link back to this page. It is also available in [Markdown](https://noometry.com/md/models/qwen-plus.md).