Alibaba Cloud
16 models from Alibaba Cloud ranked on LMRank.
| Rank | Model | Tags | Context | Price (in / out) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Qwen3.7 Max |
Intelligent
Reasoning
Multimodal
|
1,000,000 | $2.50 / $7.50 |
| 22 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
Intelligent
Reasoning
Multimodal
|
262,144 | $1.04 / $6.24 |
| 26 | Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B |
Open Weight
Intelligent
Coding
Reasoning
|
131,072 | $0.45 / $1.82 |
| 42 | Qwen: Qwen3.7 Plus |
Intelligent
Image Input
Long Context
|
1,000,000 | $0.40 / $1.60 |
| 43 | Qwen3.6 35B A3B |
Coding
|
262,144 | $0.15 / $1.00 |
| 68 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
Intelligent
Coding
Long Context
|
1,000,000 | $0.33 / $1.95 |
| 76 | Qwen3.6 27B |
Intelligent
Coding
Open Weight
|
262,144 | $0.32 / $3.20 |
| 82 | Qwen 3 72B |
Intelligent
Open Weight
|
131,072 | $0.50 / $1.50 |
| 91 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
Intelligent
Open Weight
Multimodal
|
262,144 | $0.39 / $2.34 |
| 100 | Qwen3.5-27B |
Open Weight
|
262,144 | $0.20 / $1.56 |
| 103 | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
Open Weight
|
262,144 | $0.26 / $2.08 |
| 107 | Qwen3 Max Thinking |
Reasoning
Intelligent
|
262,144 | $0.78 / $3.90 |
| 109 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
Open Weight
Fast
|
262,144 | $0.14 / $1.00 |
| 113 | Qwen3.5-9B |
Open Weight
Fast
|
262,144 | $0.10 / $0.15 |
| 115 | Qwen 2.5 72B |
Intelligent
Open Weight
|
32,768 | $0.35 / $1.20 |
| 117 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
Coding
Open Weight
Fast
|
262,144 | $0.11 / $0.80 |
In Depth: Alibaba Cloud
About Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen family delivers 6 active models, with top performer Qwen3.7 Max scoring 9.0/10 and ranking #13 on LMRank. Qwen offers developers open weights under Apache 2.0 and strong Chinese-English bilingual performance.
Alibaba Cloud follows an annual major version release (Qwen, Qwen2, Qwen2.5) with quarterly updates and domain-specific variants. Most models are open-source under Apache 2.0, with weights on Hugging Face and ModelScope. API access is available through Alibaba Cloud’s Tongyi Qianwen service.
Model Lineup
Qwen3.7 Max leads the lab at rank #13 with a 9.0/10 score. The lineup also includes prior-generation models like Qwen2.5-72B, Qwen2.5-32B, 14B, 7B, and smaller variants for diverse deployment needs.
The Qwen2.5 series spans flagship 72B to edge-ready 0.5B models, including specialized Coder and Math variants. Qwen3.7 Max is the top performer. Each tier targets specific compute budgets: large models for cloud servers, smaller ones for edge devices.
Pricing & Access
Qwen2.5-72B API pricing is approximately $2 per million input tokens and $8 per million output tokens. Smaller sizes cost less. Model weights are freely available under Apache 2.0 license, enabling self-hosting with sufficient GPU resources.
Compared to open-source peers like LLaMA 3 and Mistral, Qwen’s API pricing is competitive but not the cheapest. Enterprise licenses are available. Self-hosting the 72B model demands significant GPU investment, making API access a practical entry point for many teams.
Best For & When to Look Elsewhere
Qwen models excel in Chinese-English bilingual tasks, coding, and math reasoning. They offer permissive licensing for customization. Consider alternatives if you need minimal compute or stronger Western-language community support.
- Bilingual Chinese-English chatbot development
- Complex math and code reasoning tasks
- Custom fine-tuning with open weights
- Cloud-native deployment via Alibaba ecosystem