Alibaba launches Qwen Audio 3.1 with new models and slashes AI audio prices by up to 95 percent

Alibaba has released Qwen-Audio-3.1, a series of five models designed for speech recognition, text-to-speech tasks, and real-time interaction. The update features improved multilingual and dialect recognition alongside the ability to filter out filler words and handle multi-speaker environments. Simultaneously, the company has reduced the usage costs for its audio AI services by as much as 95 percent. This pricing shift is intended to lower the barrier for developers integrating advanced voice processing capabilities into their own applications and services.