Is Alibaba Qwen Qwen-Long deprecated?

Deprecated

Yes. Qwen-Long is deprecated and Alibaba Qwen shuts it down on 2026-10-10 — in 19 days.

qwen-long last verified

What kind of model is this?

Tags describe what Qwen-Long takes in, what it is built for and how you can get it. Modality, access and language tags follow Alibaba Qwen's own documentation; tier and use-case tags are our reading of the line-up.

Modality
  • Text
Use case
  • Chat
  • Coding
  • Agents & tool use
Tier
  • Small
Access
  • Hosted API

Specifications

Input price
$0.072 / M tokens
Output price
$0.287 / M tokens
Price band
Budget
Context window
unknown
Max output
unknown
Input
Text
Output
Text
Knowledge cutoff
unknown
Tool use
unknown
Structured output
unknown
Weights licence
not published
Model maker
Alibaba Qwen

“unknown” means the figure has not been published, or we have not verified it yet — never that the answer is no. “not published” under the weights licence means this model is not offered with downloadable weights. The price band is ours: it bands the blended price (three parts input to one part output) as budget (≤ $0.50), standard (≤ $3), premium (≤ $12) or flagship.

Lifecycle

  1. Released unknown
  2. Deprecated
  3. Retired in 19 days

What is it good for?

No editorial profile for this model yet. The specifications above come from Alibaba Qwen's own documentation and the suggestions below are derived from the data — shared tags, tier and price band — not written by hand.

What to use instead of Qwen-Long

  • Qwen-Flash (stable alias) Derived

    Alibaba Qwen Active

    Same provider, same tier (small), similar price; shares chat, coding and agents.

    $0.05 in · $0.40 out / M tokens 1M context

  • Qwen3.5-Flash Derived

    Alibaba Qwen Active

    Same provider, same tier (small), similar price; shares chat, coding and agents.

    $0.10 in · $0.40 out / M tokens 1M context

  • Qwen3.7-Flash Derived

    Alibaba Qwen Active

    Same provider, same tier (small), similar price; shares chat, coding and agents.

    $0.03 in · $0.13 out / M tokens 1M context

  • Qwen3.8-Flash Derived

    Alibaba Qwen Active

    Same provider, same tier (small), similar price; shares chat, coding and agents.

    $0.15 in · $0.47 out / M tokens 1M context

  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Derived

    Google (Gemini) Active

    Alternative from Google (Gemini), same tier (small), similar price; shares chat, coding and agents.

    $0.10 in · $0.40 out / M tokens 1M context

Derived suggestions are ranked from the data — shared tags, the same tier and a comparable price band — not from benchmark scores. Check the capability fit yourself: we track lifecycle, price and specifications.

Sources

Verified against the source on . Dataset snapshot . Providers can change a date without notice — the link above is always the final word.

Common questions

Is Qwen-Long deprecated?
Yes. Qwen-Long is deprecated and Alibaba Qwen shuts it down on 2026-10-10 — in 19 days.
When does Qwen-Long shut down?
Alibaba Qwen has announced 2026-10-10 as the shutdown date for Qwen-Long.
What does Qwen-Long cost?
$0.072 per million input tokens and $0.287 per million output tokens, as last verified on 2026-09-10.
What can I use instead of Qwen-Long?
Active alternatives include Alibaba Qwen Qwen-Flash (stable alias), Alibaba Qwen Qwen3.5-Flash, Alibaba Qwen Qwen3.7-Flash.

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