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Qwen
by Alibaba Cloud (China)
Alibaba's model, strong in both Chinese and English and one of the most capable widely-used Chinese-origin AI tools.
Free + PaidOpen SourceRuns LocallyChatbot
The details
- Context Window
- Up to 1,000,000 tokens on the latest versions — matching Google Gemini's headline number
- Cost
- Many versions are free and open source. Hosted version available via Alibaba Cloud.
- Open Source?
- Many versions yes — downloadable and free to run. Made by Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant. ⚠️ Use caution with sensitive personal data.
- Input / Output
- TextImages inAudio (some versions)119 languages
Best for
- Multilingual tasks
- Very long documents
- Free local running
- Coding & reasoning
Kevin’s take
“Made by Alibaba — the Amazon of China. One of the most downloaded open source models in the world, with over 300 million downloads. The Qwen3 series is genuinely impressive and runs well through Ollama. Supports 119 languages, which is remarkable.”
— Kevin, formerly of IT Support
Privacy snapshot
Research FirstPrivacy risk: High
Alibaba's capable AI model, strong in many languages and at coding. Available both as a hosted chatbot and as open models you can download.
See what Qwen does with your data →Knowing the tool is just the start.
We teach non-tech people how to actually use AI — what to ask, how to ask it, and what to do with the answers. Tutorials, prompts, plain English. All of it.
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