What this offer provides
Alibaba Cloud Model Studio automatically grants eligible new users free quota for supported models. This makes Qwen a clear free API route, but the quota is regional, one-time and time-limited rather than a permanent unlimited plan.
Quick facts
Free mechanismNew-user free quota · usually 1,000,000 tokens per model
Validity90 days from activation / model eligibility
AccessBeijing region models
Last verified2026-09-07
How to use it
在北京地域使用阿里云百炼 Qwen 新用户额度
Prerequisites
- 阿里云账号
- 北京地域 Model Studio 资格
Steps
- 打开免费额度文档并创建对应地域的 API Key
- 开启额度耗尽停止设置后发送最小请求
curl
curl --request POST https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1/chat/completions --header 'Authorization: Bearer ${DASHSCOPE_API_KEY}' --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{"model":"qwen-plus","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'Official sources
Alibaba Cloud's official documentation states that eligible new users receive automatic model free quota, that Beijing-region models are covered, and that the quota is valid for 90 days; it also warns that pay-as-you-go may continue after exhaustion.