One-time trialPartially privateHigh confidence
Alibaba Cloud Model Studio / Qwen API
A finite allowance for new accounts; it does not recur.
Free accessOne-time trial
Payment cardNo
AccountRequired
Sources14 first-party links
Models mentioned
The offer covers a dynamic catalog, provider-selected route, or model class without stable model IDs in this snapshot.
Equivalent paid value
How this was valued: The published allowance or a defensible paid comparison is not precise enough to calculate.
Per-model trial quotas and prices are dynamic and are not captured as an exact auditable model snapshot in this record.
Limits and terms
- Duration Days
- 90
- Basis
- Each eligible model has its own token quota; existing models start at account activation and newly released models start at release.
- Recurrence
- No
What happens to your prompts?
Partially privateReviewed
Alibaba excludes training without consent, but request data is stored regionally and third-party model terms can differ.
- Plan Scope
- Alibaba Cloud Model Studio international service, including Qwen and third-party models; console history and stateful features differ from stateless inference.
- Prompt Retention
- Inference request data is stored in the selected access region while transient forwarding data is not persisted. Playground conversation history can remain without a stated time limit until manually deleted.
- Response Retention
- Model Studio outputs are Member Content and can be stored by selected features; stateless inference transmission is described as transient.
- Ordinary Logging
- Alibaba Cloud may monitor service use for compliance and can apply automated content-detection mechanisms; billing and token-usage statistics are retained.
- Model Training
- Alibaba Cloud states it does not use Member Content or customer business data to develop or improve Model Studio models without separate explicit consent.
- Product Improvement
- Content-based model development requires consent; ordinary cloud telemetry and automated security processing remain permitted.
- Human Or Operator Access
- The product terms allow security monitoring and processing for service delivery and compliance but do not publish a universal operator-blind commitment.
- Subprocessors And Routing
- Content may be transferred to and processed where Alibaba Cloud, affiliates, or subcontractors operate Model Studio. Third-party models have separate provider terms and risks.
- Deletion Controls
- Playground histories can be manually deleted. Alibaba Cloud can remove stored content on suspension or termination, and customers must maintain their own backups.
- Caveat
- Storage location and inference scope are region-dependent and may involve cross-border transfer. Selecting a third-party model adds independent terms not covered by Alibaba's no-training statement.
Governing documents
Eligibility
- Account Required
- Yes
- Payment Method Required
- No
- New User Only
- Yes
Primary sources
Official DocsFree quotahttps://docs.qwencloud.com/resources/free-quotaOfficial PricingPricing overviewhttps://docs.qwencloud.com/developer-guides/getting-started/pricingOfficial DocsQwen Code authentication changeshttps://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/configuration/auth/Official Terms · 2026-05-29Alibaba Cloud Product Terms including Model Studiohttps://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/legal/latest/alibaba-cloud-international-website-product-terms-of-service-v-3-8-0Official PrivacyAlibaba Cloud Privacy Policyhttps://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/legal/latest/alibaba-cloud-international-website-privacy-policyOfficial Privacy · 2026-05-15Model Studio security certifications and privacyhttps://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/privacy-noticeOfficial Docs · 2026-06-25Model Studio FAQhttps://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/faq-about-alibaba-cloud-model-studioOfficial Docs · 2026-06-30Region and service deployment scopehttps://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/regions/Official Docs · 2026-03-15Qwen and Wan training-data governancehttps://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/qwen-and-wan-training-data-disclosurePackage Registry StatsPyPI download stats for the official Alibaba Cloud dashscope SDKhttps://pypistats.org/packages/dashscopeOfficial RepositoryQwen organization on Hugging Facehttps://huggingface.co/QwenReputable ReportingAlibaba-provided figures on Qwen downloads and derivative models (2026-08-15)https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/alibaba-qwen-open-ai-models-3-billion-downloads-meta-google/Independent Survey2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey technology sectionhttps://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technologyOfficial DocsAlibaba Cloud Model Studio product documentationhttps://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/what-is-model-studio