# qwen-mt-lite — API, pricing & specs via nRouter

> qwen-mt-lite is available through nRouter, the managed LLM gateway: one OpenAI-compatible API key, 0% token markup (exact provider list pricing), 0% platform fee, built-in guardrails, and per-request cost tracking.

## What it is

Qwen MT Lite is a lightweight machine translation model from Alibaba Cloud optimized for high-throughput multilingual translation across 92 languages within a 16K context window.

Source: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/text-generation-model

## Facts

- Maker: Qwen
- Released: 2025-07-24
- Served on: Alibaba US

## nRouter list pricing (exact provider rates, 0% markup)

- Input: $1.6 per 1M tokens
- Output: $6.4 per 1M tokens

Settled at the exact provider list price above. nRouter adds no per-token markup and charges a 0% platform fee (see https://nrouter.ai/pricing).

## Use it

```python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.nrouter.ai/v1",
    api_key="sk-nrouter-YOUR_KEY",  # create one at https://nrouter.ai/signup
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="dashscope/qwen-mt-lite",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
```

Model page: https://nrouter.ai/models/qwen-mt-lite
Full nRouter index for AI engines: https://nrouter.ai/llms.txt
Docs: https://nrouter.ai/docs