Alibaba AI models
40 current Alibaba models on AIblogly (30 text, 6 video, 4 image), and 2 that Alibaba has retired. The newest is Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, released 26 August 2026. The highest Alibaba model on LMArena’s text leaderboard is Qwen3.8, at rank 24.
Current Alibaba models
| Model | Type | Released | Price | LMArena rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Text | 26 August 2026 | Weights free under qwen-community-1.0; Qwen3.8-Flash API $0.15 / $0.47 per 1M tokens (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio International, qwen3.8-flash, a separate API product from the open weights) | — |
| Qwen3.8 27B | Text | 17 August 2026 | $0.50 / $3 per 1M tokens | #106 |
| Wan 3.0 | Video | 7 August 2026 | $0.05 per second (480p), $0.10 (720p), $0.20 (1080p) list price; limited-time 30% off (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, International) | #6 |
| Qwen3.8 | Text | 3 August 2026 | $2 / $6 per 1M tokens (Qwen Cloud) | #24 |
| Qwen Image 3.0 Pro | Image | 1 July 2026 | $0.04 per output image plus $0.003 per input image at 1K (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, International) | #14 |
| HappyHorse 1.1 | Video | 23 June 2026 | $0.07 per second (480p), $0.14 (720p), $0.18 (1080p) (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, International) | — |
| Qwen3.7 Plus | Text | 1 June 2026 | $0.40 / $1.60 per 1M tokens (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio list price; limited-time 20% discount: $0.32 / $1.28) | #70 |
| Qwen3.7 Max | Text | 20 May 2026 | $2.5 / $7.5 per 1M tokens; $0.5 implicit cached input (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, International) | #42 |
| HappyHorse 1.0 | Video | 28 April 2026 | $0.14 per second (720p), $0.24 per second (1080p) (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, International) | #10 |
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Text | 14 April 2026 | $1.03 / $6.16 per 1M tokens (third-party listing; not on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's pricing page) | #61 |
| Wan 2.7 T2V | Video | 3 April 2026 | $0.10 per second (720p), $0.15 per second (1080p) (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, International) | #20 |
| Wan 2.7 I2V | Video | 3 April 2026 | $0.10 per second (720p), $0.15 per second (1080p) (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, International) | — |
| Qwen3.6 Plus | Text | 1 April 2026 | $0.5 / $3 per 1M tokens (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Singapore, 0-256K input tier) | #90 |
| Wan 2.7 Image Pro | Image | 1 April 2026 | $0.075 per image (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, International) | #57 |
| Qwen Image 2.0 Pro | Image | 1 March 2026 | $0.075 per image (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, International) | #23 |
| Qwen3.5 122B A10b | Text | 23 February 2026 | $0.4 / $3.2 per 1M tokens (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Singapore, 0-256K input tier) | #139 |
| Qwen3.5 27B | Text | 23 February 2026 | $0.3 / $2.4 per 1M tokens (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Singapore, 0-256K input tier) | #155 |
| Qwen3.5 Flash | Text | 23 February 2026 | $0.10 / $0.40 per 1M tokens (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, International) | #169 |
| Qwen3.5 35B A3b | Text | 23 February 2026 | $0.25 / $2 per 1M tokens (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Singapore, 0-256K input tier) | #173 |
| Qwen3.5 397B A17b | Text | 15 February 2026 | $0.6 / $3.6 per 1M tokens (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Singapore, 0-256K input tier) | #94 |
| Wan 2.6 T2I | Image | 15 December 2025 | $0.03 per image (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, International) | #41 |
| Wan 2.6 T2V | Video | 3 December 2025 | $0.10 per second (720p), $0.15 per second (1080p) (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, International) | #21 |
| Qwen3 Max | Text | 24 September 2025 | $0.78 / $3.9 per 1M tokens | #129 |
| Qwen3 VL 235B A22b Instruct | Text | 23 September 2025 | $0.21 / $1.90 per 1M tokens (third-party listing; not on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's pricing page) | #148 |
| Qwen3 VL 235B A22b Thinking | Text | 23 September 2025 | $0.40 / $4 per 1M tokens (third-party listing; not on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's pricing page) | #171 |
| Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Instruct | Text | 11 September 2025 | $0.09 / $1.10 per 1M tokens (third-party listing; not on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's pricing page) | #167 |
| Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Thinking | Text | 11 September 2025 | $0.15 / $1.20 per 1M tokens (third-party listing; not on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's pricing page) | #201 |
| Qwen3 Max Preview | Text | 5 September 2025 | $0.78 / $3.9 per 1M tokens | #109 |
| Qwen3 30B A3b Instruct 2507 | Text | 29 July 2025 | $0.05 / $0.19 per 1M tokens (third-party listing; not on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's pricing page) | #191 |
| Qwen3 235B A22b Thinking 2507 | Text | 25 July 2025 | $0.23 / $2.30 per 1M tokens (third-party listing; not on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's pricing page) | #166 |
| Qwen3 235B A22b Instruct 2507 | Text | 23 July 2025 | $0.26 / $1.06 per 1M tokens (third-party listing; not on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's pricing page) | #131 |
| Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct | Text | 23 July 2025 | $0.40 / $1.60 per 1M tokens (third-party listing; not on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's pricing page) | #184 |
| Qwen3 235B A22b No Thinking | Text | 29 April 2025 | $0.46 / $1.82 per 1M tokens (third-party listing; not on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's pricing page) | #162 |
| Qwen3 32B | Text | 29 April 2025 | $0.08 / $0.28 per 1M tokens (third-party listing; not on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's pricing page) | #226 |
| Qwen3 30B A3b | Text | 29 April 2025 | $0.13 / $0.52 per 1M tokens (third-party listing; not on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's pricing page) | #253 |
| QwQ 32B | Text | 6 March 2025 | $0.50 / $1 per 1M tokens (third-party listing; not on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's pricing page) | #244 |
| Qwen Plus 0125 | Text | 30 January 2025 | $0.4 / $1.2 per 1M tokens | #229 |
| Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | Text | 19 September 2024 | $1.20 / $1.20 per 1M tokens (earlier listing; Alibaba marks the Qwen2.5 series deprecated and no longer shows a price) | #288 |
| Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Text | — | $1.2 / $6 per 1M tokens | #58 |
| Qwen Max 0919 | Text | — | $1.6 / $6.4 per 1M tokens | #266 |
Retired Alibaba models
Alibaba no longer offers these through its API. Dates are the ones Alibaba states; the replacement is the model it points users to.
| Model | Released | Retired | Description | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen2.5 Max | — | Deprecated with the Qwen2.5 series | Alibaba’s flagship Qwen2.5 model of early 2025 (qwen-max-2025-01-25). Source | Qwen3.8-Max |
| Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | — | 30 January 2026 | A dated snapshot of Qwen Plus (qwen-plus-2024-11-27) on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. Source | qwen-plus-2025-12-01 |
Frequently asked questions
What is Alibaba's newest AI model?+
Of the Alibaba models listed here, the most recently released is Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, released on 26 August 2026.
Which Alibaba model ranks highest on LMArena?+
Qwen3.8, at rank 24 on LMArena's text leaderboard (Elo 1482). The full table is at aiblogly.com/benchmarks.
Which Alibaba AI models have been retired?+
Qwen2.5 Max (retired Deprecated with the Qwen2.5 series); Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 (retired 30 January 2026).