QQ Music operateshoạt underđộng atheo mô hình [[freemium]] businesskhi với các tính năng cơ bản, người dùng sẽ được dùng miễn phí và với các tính năng cao cấp, đặc modeltrưng, inngười whichdùng basicphải servicesđăng arekí freegói whilstdịch enhancedvụ featuresđể arecó availablethể onsử adụng subscription. However unlike similar subscription service [[Spotify]], labels have the ability to restrict its content to be restricted to subscribing users (known as VIPs or green diamonds) or be purchasable on their website which usually costs around 19 to 20 [[Yuan (currency)|yuan]], artists using this strategy include [[Noah Cyrus]], [[Ariana Grande]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://y.qq.com/n/yqq/album/002L9uFy29vzJh.html|title=Dangerous Woman (Deluxe) (危险女人(豪华版)) - QQ音乐-千万正版音乐海量无损曲库新歌热歌天天畅听的高品质音乐平台!|website=y.qq.com|language=zh-cn|access-date=2018-05-04}}</ref> and [[Taylor Swift]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://y.qq.com/n/yqq/song/000bQKlC1AgRE3.html|title=...Ready For It?-Taylor Swift - QQ音乐-千万正版音乐海量无损曲库新歌热歌天天畅听的高品质音乐平台!|website=y.qq.com|language=zh-cn|access-date=2018-05-04}}</ref> in which certain albums are restricted to be purchased only.
QQ Music generally encourages users to purchase their VIP subscription service.