Qwen Released February 1, 2025 Synced Apr 7, 2026

Qwen: Qwen-Plus

Qwen-Plus, based on the Qwen2.5 foundation model, is a 131K context model with a balanced performance, speed, and cost combination.

Tool use

Why it stands out

Offers a 1000K-token context window, enabling full-document and multi-file analysis without chunking.

Tool use support makes it viable for function-calling and agentic pipelines.

$0.4/M input makes it practical for always-on agents, batch processing, or high-volume classification.

What to watch

Text-only input — image or audio workflows require a separate model in the pipeline.

No benchmark score currently tracked — evaluate using task-specific testing alongside pricing and capability data.

Release timeline

Tracked events for Qwen: Qwen-Plus.

release

February 1, 2025

Qwen-Plus, based on the Qwen2.5 foundation model, is a 131K context model with a balanced performance, speed, and cost combination.

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LaunchFeb 1

Qwen launched Qwen: Qwen-Plus

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