Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus

Aug 2026
Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus
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$6.40 / $24per 1M audio in / out
1.5 sfirst audio?
54.6τ-Voice
Aug 2026released

Ranking?

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1Raon SpeechChat 9B02Deepslate Opal0.43Eleven Realtime v1 Max0.64Eleven Realtime v1 Mini0.65Grok Voice 2.00.7
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21Step-Audio R1.11.522Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus1.523Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Flash1.6

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Speech & Voice#5 of 17

Benchmarks

in Speech & Voice
Big Bench Audio · AA v1.299.2#2
Full-Duplex-Bench · AA subset v1/v1.598.4#2
Time to first audio · AA1.5#22
AA Speech Agent Arena · overall · Elo793.3#19
AA Speech Agent Arena · overall · Task Success77.8#13
AA Speech to Speech Index v2.069.5#10
AA Speech Agent Arena · agentic · Elo793.3#19
AA Speech Agent Arena · non-agentic · Elo793.3#19
τ-Voice · AA · aggregate54.6#5
τ-Voice · AA · airline61.3#6
τ-Voice · AA · retail49#6
τ-Voice · AA · telecom53.5#5

FAQ

Is Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $6.40 per 1M input tokens.

How good is Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus, and what is it best at?›

#5 of 17 in Realtime.

Is Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus better than Step-Audio R1.1?›

On Time to first audio · AA, Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus scores 1.5 vs 1.5 — about the same.

How can I use Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus?›

Through the Alibaba (Qwen) API.

When was Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-08-10. It is the current version in its line.

Is Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus open source?›

No, Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Raon SpeechChat 9B.

What is Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus?›

Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus is a closed speech & voice model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Aug 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus?›

Raon SpeechChat 9B (open weights).