# Qwen free API key: how to get one

> Free credit Qwen API key, no card needed. New Model Studio accounts get a free token quota on many Qwen models for a limited time. Step by step setup, checked October 2026.

- Kind: Free credit, no card
- Limits: New Model Studio accounts get a free token quota on many Qwen models for a limited time.
- Models: Qwen3.8 Max, Qwen3.7 Plus, Qwen3.8 Flash and Omni
- Get the key: https://modelstudio.console.alibabacloud.com

## Steps

1. Sign up for Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (international).
2. Activate Model Studio and create an API key.
3. Paste it under Qwen.

## Qwen models in MultiScreenAI

The free tier covers Qwen3.8 Max, Qwen3.7 Plus, Qwen3.8 Flash and Omni; the others need paid usage on the same key.

- Qwen3.8 Max: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/qwen3-8-max
- Qwen3.7 Plus: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/qwen3-7-plus
- Qwen3.8 Flash: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/qwen3-8-flash
- Qwen3.8 Omni Flash: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/qwen3-8-omni-flash

## Use it with every other AI at once

Paste the key into MultiScreenAI (https://www.multiscreenai.com) and ask every model at once, side by side, with a blind test mode. Agents can do the same over MCP: https://www.multiscreenai.com/mcp