# Can I use Qwen License commercially?

**Short answer:** Commercial use: Yes. Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Yes.

Qwen License Agreement (Tongyi Qianwen) (LicenseRef-Qwen): Use, reproduce, modify and distribute the Qwen materials, including commercially, with attribution and the license passed on; above 100 million monthly active users you must request a separate license from Alibaba Cloud.

## Commercial use — Yes

License: [Qwen License Agreement (Tongyi Qianwen)](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2.5-72B-Instruct/blob/main/LICENSE) (`LicenseRef-Qwen`, curated_provisional)

- Every use you described is granted by Qwen License, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: attribution, license_notice, user_threshold
## Commercial use, modified and redistributed — Yes

License: [Qwen License Agreement (Tongyi Qianwen)](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2.5-72B-Instruct/blob/main/LICENSE) (`LicenseRef-Qwen`, curated_provisional)

- Every use you described is granted by Qwen License, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: attribution, license_notice, user_threshold

## Context
- Summary — verify against the official license text before relying on it: https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2.5-72B-Instruct/blob/main/LICENSE
- Many Qwen releases are Apache-2.0 instead; this entry is the Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen) License Agreement used by some larger models. Check the model card.

## Sources
- [Qwen License Agreement (Tongyi Qianwen): official text](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2.5-72B-Instruct/blob/main/LICENSE)

## Check it yourself (free, no key)
```json
{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "LicenseRef-Qwen",
    "intended_use": {
      "commercial_use": true
    }
  }
}
```
REST: POST https://www.rightshold.com/v1/licenses/check

_Computed from Rightshold's license profiles; not legal advice. Updated 2026-10-19. JSON: https://www.rightshold.com/answers/can-i-use-qwen-license-commercially.json_