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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 vs Qwen Plus

Qwen Plus comes out ahead, 51 to 0 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Upstage

    SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0

    Released Dec 12, 2023

    0/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context4K
  2. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen Plus

    Released Jan 25, 2024

    51/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.40 / $1.20
    • Context1M
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01 — Verdict

Qwen Plus is our pick

Qwen Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 51/100 against SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 (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 priceQwen PlusQwen Plus $0.60 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 unpriced
  • Longest contextQwen PlusQwen Plus 1,000,000 · SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 4,096 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsSOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0: Text · Qwen Plus: Text
  • Self-hostingSOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0Publishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightSOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0Qwen Plus
Inputs & features60%045
Context window40%060
Overall100%0/10051/100

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.

SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 vs Qwen Plus specifications side by side
SpecificationSOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0UpstageQwen PlusAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input—$0.40
Output—$1.20
Cached input—$0.08
Blended (3:1)—$0.60
Long-context rate—Over 256K: $1.20 / $3.60
Price source—Official Alibaba API
Limits
Context window4,096 tokens1,000,000 tokens (best)
Max output4,096 tokens32,768 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenCC-BY-NC-4.0Proprietary
API model ID—qwen-plus
API providers—10
ReleasedDec 12, 2023Jan 25, 2024
Knowledge cutoff—Apr 2024
03 — Cost

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  • SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0—
  • Qwen Plus$6.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 or Qwen Plus?

Qwen Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 51/100 against SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 (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, SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 or Qwen Plus?

Qwen Plus is cheaper at $0.40 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.60 per million tokens for Qwen Plus versus . SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 has not been scored yet and Qwen Plus has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 and Qwen Plus yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen Plus has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 4,096 for SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0. Maximum output per response: SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 up to 4,096, Qwen Plus up to 32,768 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 accepts text; Qwen Plus accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 publishes its weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0) and can be self-hosted; Qwen Plus is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen Plus is the newest, released Jan 25, 2024. SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 came out Dec 12, 2023. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen Plus Apr 2024.

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.