AI assistant and model family developed by Alibaba Cloud for enterprises and developers.
Qwen is an AI assistant and large language model family developed by Alibaba Cloud, offering chatbot, image and video understanding, image generation, document processing, web search integration, and tool utilization through an OpenAI-compatible API. It serves enterprise customers and developers building AI-powered applications and services across multiple industries and geographies.
The model family spans multiple architectures and parameter scales to address diverse deployment requirements from edge devices to cloud infrastructure. Qwen operates under Alibaba Group Holding Limited and distributes its weights under open-source licenses alongside commercial API access through Qwen Studio, which provides a unified interface for model experimentation, deployment, and production scaling.
Deep Cogito
Cogito
deepcogito.com
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4
deepseek.com
Reflection AI
Frontier Open-Weight Language Models
reflection.ai
General Intuition
General Intuition Foundation Models
generalintuition.com
Z.ai
GLM Model API
z.ai
Thinking Machines Lab
Inkling
thinkingmachines.ai
JetBrains
Mellum
jetbrains.com
Microsoft
Microsoft-Decision-1
microsoft.com
Mistral AI
Small Language Models
mistral.ai
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| Attribute | Qwen | Cogito | DeepSeek-V4 | Frontier Open-Weight Language Models | General Intuition Foundation Models | GLM Model API | Inkling | Mellum | Microsoft-Decision-1 | Small Language Models | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider |  | |  | |  | | | | |  | |
| Founded | 1999 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2019 | 2025 | 2000 | 1975 | 2023 | |
| Sells To | Consumers, Enterprise, Enterprises, Small Business | Enterprise | B2B, B2C, Enterprises | B2B, Enterprise, Government | — | Enterprise | — | Developers | Enterprises, Small Business | Enterprises | |
| Pricing Model | Advertising, Subscription, Transactional | Services | Subscription, Usage-based | B2B, Subscription | — | Usage-based | — | Subscription | SaaS, Transactional | Subscription, Usage-based | |
| Ownership | Public | Venture-backed | Private | Private | Venture-backed | Public | Venture-backed | Private | Public | Private |
Provider
Founded 1999
Sells To Consumers, Enterprise, Enterprises, Small Business
Pricing Model Advertising, Subscription, Transactional
Ownership Public
Provider
Founded 2024
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Services
Ownership Venture-backed
Provider
Founded 2023
Sells To B2B, B2C, Enterprises
Pricing Model Subscription, Usage-based
Ownership Private
Provider
Founded 2024
Sells To B2B, Enterprise, Government
Pricing Model B2B, Subscription
Ownership Private
Provider
Founded 2025
Sells To —
Pricing Model —
Ownership Venture-backed
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