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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen3-VL Plus vs ALLaM-2-7b

Qwen3-VL Plus comes out ahead, 57 to 0 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3-VL Plus

    Released Sep 23, 2025

    57/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.20 / $1.60
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3-VL Plus

  2. SDAIA

    ALLaM-2-7b

    Released Jan 23, 2025

    0/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context4K
    Full specs Remove ALLaM-2-7b

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01 — Verdict

Qwen3-VL Plus is our pick

Qwen3-VL Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 57/100 against ALLaM-2-7b (0). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceQwen3-VL PlusQwen3-VL Plus $0.55 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · ALLaM-2-7b unpriced
  • Longest contextQwen3-VL PlusQwen3-VL Plus 262,144 · ALLaM-2-7b 4,096 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3-VL PlusQwen3-VL Plus: Text, Images · ALLaM-2-7b: Text
  • Self-hostingALLaM-2-7bPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3-VL PlusALLaM-2-7b
Inputs & features60%700
Context window40%370
Overall100%57/1000/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Qwen3-VL Plus vs ALLaM-2-7b specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3-VL PlusAlibaba (Qwen)ALLaM-2-7bSDAIA
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.20—
Output$1.60—
Cached input$0.04—
Blended (3:1)$0.55—
Long-context rateOver 32K: $0.30 / $2.40—
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba API—
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens (best)4,096 tokens
Max output32,768 tokens (best)4,096 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesNo
Tool callingYesNo
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpen
API model IDqwen3-vl-plus—
API providers6 (best)2
ReleasedSep 23, 2025Jan 23, 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3-VL Plus$5.20
  • ALLaM-2-7b—
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3-VL Plus or ALLaM-2-7b?

Qwen3-VL Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 57/100 against ALLaM-2-7b (0). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3-VL Plus or ALLaM-2-7b?

Qwen3-VL Plus is cheaper at $0.20 input / $1.60 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.55 per million tokens for Qwen3-VL Plus versus . ALLaM-2-7b has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3-VL Plus has not been scored yet and ALLaM-2-7b has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3-VL Plus and ALLaM-2-7b yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that ALLaM-2-7b does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3-VL Plus has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 4,096 for ALLaM-2-7b. Maximum output per response: Qwen3-VL Plus up to 32,768, ALLaM-2-7b up to 4,096 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3-VL Plus accepts text and images; ALLaM-2-7b accepts text. Qwen3-VL Plus handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

ALLaM-2-7b publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen3-VL Plus is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen3-VL Plus is the newest, released Sep 23, 2025. ALLaM-2-7b came out Jan 23, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3-VL Plus Apr 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.

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