Alibaba Group Holding is introducing paid subscription tiers for its artificial intelligence office assistant, Qwen. The online retail giant is assessing user willingness to pay for digital assistance. This move comes as the associated costs of running sophisticated AI programmes continue to increase, prompting a need for monetisation within the Big Tech sector. Credits: inspirepreneurmagazineThe Qwen application now presents users with three distinct membership levels for its assistant functionality, as detailed in the Apple App Store listing. Annual plans for these services start at 200 yuan, equivalent to approximately USD 29.