# Qwen (open models) — AI Compare Ninja

> Open models from Alibaba's Qwen team to download, in many sizes; licence per model is Apache 2.0 or the Qwen licence.

## Overview
- **Category:** Local AI (Open models)
- **Status:** Active · checked
- **Paid from:** Not verified for this market
- **Free access:** Free plan
- **Website:** https://qwen.ai/
- **Canonical URL:** https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/qwen-open-models

## What it does
- Example Qwen3.8-27B: under Apache 2.0 per the model page
- Other models are released under the Qwen Community License with its own conditions
- Run with local programs such as Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp or Foundry Local

## In brief
Qwen is Alibaba's model family. Alongside the online chat, the Qwen team publishes many downloadable models that you use with a local program on your computer. Which size fits depends on your computer's memory.

The licence depends on the model. Per the Qwen Community License, very large offerings (over 100 million monthly users or over US$20 million monthly revenue) must display the model name; companies running a model-as-a-service or AI work assistant business need a separate licence for commercial use. Internal use is exempt as long as neither the software nor its outputs are made available to third parties. Not legal advice: the vendor's licence text is what counts.


## Limits
Model files free to download; run them with a local program

## Pricing tiers
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | free | free | Model files free to download; run them with a local program |

## Sources
All details regarding plans, limits, and features are based on official vendor documentation and the primary sources verified below.

- https://qwen.ai/
- https://huggingface.co/Qwen
- https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
- https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.8-Flash-Next/blob/main/LICENSE

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*Source: AI Compare Ninja (2026) - https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/qwen-open-models*