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Qwen Plus
by Alibaba
CLOSEDHOSTEDAPILONG CONTEXTPAIDREASONING
RANKED #97 OF 247 ASSISTANTS · OVERALL #160 OF 6,458 · VIBE SCORE 6.0 · 161 VOICES
Qwen Plus 0728, based on the Qwen3 foundation model, is a 1 million context hybrid reasoning model with a balanced performance, speed, and cost combination.
HAPPY9.0
6 mentions
SAD6.1
3 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 68 voices
HOLDING UP
Recent vibe is steady. No clear fade in the crowd.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. Alibaba hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS
Qwen Plus is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.
- OPEN WEIGHTS6.7
DeepSeek R1DeepSeekPick for superior reasoning, math, and code with top-tier open weights.🏆 NEAR-PEER QUALITY💻 STRONG AT CODE❤️ CROWD FAVORITE2.0k VOICESMATCH★★★ - OPEN WEIGHTS6.1
Command RCoherePick for reliable everyday text, document search, and private deployment.🏆 NEAR-PEER QUALITY🔒 PRIVATE & OFFLINE306 VOICESMATCH★★★ - OPEN WEIGHTS6.3
Phi 4 MiniMicrosoftPick when you need a fast, lightweight local assistant on everyday hardware.🪶 RUNS ON LESS⚡ FAST🔒 PRIVATE & OFFLINE207 VOICESMATCH★★★
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
People generally like Qwen Plus, with some gripes. Biggest praise: price. Biggest gripe: getting facts right.
81 POSTS · 80 COMMENTS · GITHUB · X · REDDIT · HACKER NEWS · LEMMY · BLOG
PEOPLE LOVE
- People feel it is worth the money (6 mentions)
- Answers come back fast (3 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Sometimes makes things up (3 mentions)
- Outages, errors, or limits get in the way (2 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- PricePEOPLE LOVE THIS
6 thumbs up · 2 thumbs down
- Getting facts rightMIXED FEELINGS
2 thumbs up · 3 thumbs down
- SpeedPEOPLE LOVE THIS
3 thumbs up · 0 thumbs down
- Working when you need itA SORE SPOT
1 thumbs up · 2 thumbs down
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