Overview

What QwenAPI is, what models are available, and how to get started in minutes.

Overview

QwenAPI gives you access to Alibaba Cloud's Qwen model family through an OpenAI-compatible API. If you already use the OpenAI SDK, you can switch to Qwen models by changing two lines of code.

What is QwenAPI?

QwenAPI is a US-market reseller of Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. We handle billing, support, and regional routing so you get Qwen's performance without needing an Alibaba Cloud account.

OpenAI-compatible — drop-in replacement for openai SDK calls
Multiple regions — Singapore, US Virginia, Germany, Hong Kong
Pay-as-you-go — per-token pricing, no seat fees
Free tier — 1M tokens per model for 90 days (International region)

Available Models

Model	Context	Input	Output	Best for
`qwen3-max`	262K	$1.20/1M	$6.00/1M	Complex reasoning, coding
`qwen3.5-plus`	1M	$0.40/1M	$2.40/1M	Long-context tasks
`qwen3.5-flash`	1M	$0.10/1M	$0.40/1M	High-volume, fast responses
`qwen-turbo`	1M	$0.05/1M	$0.20/1M	Cost-sensitive workloads
`qwen-vl-max`	—	$0.80/1M	$3.00/1M	Vision + text
`qwen3-omni`	—	—	—	Multimodal (audio, video, text)

Quick Start

``python


from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="YOUR_QWENAPI_KEY",
    base_url="https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen3.5-flash",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Next Steps

Make your first API call — step-by-step setup guide
Choose a model — pick the right model for your use case
Regions — understand data residency and base URLs