How to Use Qwen 3.7 for Free?

Alibaba introduced Qwen 3.7 previews in a public arena and confirmed a full launch at the Alibaba Cloud Summit.

At the time, true free access was limited to Qwen Chat, model arenas, and temporary API test credits.

There were no open weights or a permanent free API endpoint yet, despite some tutorials suggesting otherwise.

The article helps users distinguish real free access from misleading claims about local runs or public APIs.