Alibaba tests paid AI appetite with US$30 annual QwenWork subscription
Alibaba Group Holding is asking app users to open their wallets for its artificial intelligence office assistant QwenWork, as the Chinese technology giant tests whether businesses and consumers are ready to pay for its digital assistant. The e-commerce giant’s Qwen app now offers three membership tiers for QwenWork, with annual plans ranging from 200 yuan (US$29.6) to 1,499 yuan for its flagship…
Alibaba Group Holding has introduced three subscription tiers for its AI office assistant, QwenWork, in a bid to determine if businesses and consumers are willing to pay for the digital assistant. The Qwen app offers annual plans ranging from US$29.6 to $1,499, with additional video generation credits available for purchase. This comes after Alibaba first offered QwenWork for free to boost its adoption.
Qwen, which remains free to use, is part of Alibaba's broader AI agent ecosystem, which allows third-party developers to integrate tools across various sectors. The company is actively expanding Qwen into a more comprehensive AI agent platform. Alibaba's move to monetize Qwen mirrors similar strategies employed by global tech giants like OpenAI and Anthropic.
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