Alibaba Tests Revenue-Sharing Model for Open-Source Qwen

Qwen is Alibaba's family of open-weight large language models, widely used in business and government applications.

Large companies offering Qwen as a service may need to pay fees to Alibaba, increasing costs and potentially driving some to free or closed alternatives.

It is expected to remain free for non-commercial or small business use, but final details are not yet announced.

Alibaba has not set an official date, but reports suggest it may start with the next model release.