Qwen3 Max (Preview)
Sep 2025
Qwen3 Max (Preview)Compare inon
Qwen3 Max (Preview) measured on 24 of 104 Chat & Knowledge benchmarks24
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Overall1
Knowledge17
Science2
Health & law1
Documents1
Legacy · saturated or no longer reported2
No benchmark matches
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
CheaperMiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpenwins 57%-64%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3
BetterGPT-5.6 Terraxhighwins 55%+196%$0.63Prompts with >272K input tokens
OpenGLM 5.3maxwins 57%+41%$2.01Reasoning cannot be disabled+3CheaperGLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 57%-84%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4CheaperMiMo v2.6 FlashunstatedOpenwins 55%-89%$0.14 / $0.28Pass back reasoning_content+3ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
MiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpenwins 57%-64%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3GLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 57%-84%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4MiMo v2.6 FlashunstatedOpenwins 55%-89%$0.14 / $0.28Pass back reasoning_content+3
Gemini 3 Flash Previewunstatedwins 55%-26%$0.50 / $3Qwen3.7 Plusunstatedwins 55%-63%$0.32 / $1.28ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
GPT-5.6 Terraxhighwins 55%+196%$0.63Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-6.1 Solmaxwins 52%+163%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5
Muse Spark 1.2xhighwins 54%+31%$0.97Only auto tool_choice is supported+1GPT-5.6 Solxhighwins 57%+426%$1.18Gemini 3.8 Flashhighwins 60%same*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
GLM 5.3maxOpenwins 57%+41%$2.01Reasoning cannot be disabled+3
Kimi K3maxOpenwins 57%+294%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3MiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpenwins 57%-64%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3GLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 57%-84%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4Kimi K2.6unstatedOpenwins 56%+13%$0.95 / $4Context: 262K → 256KModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Qwen 3.7 Max Previewwins 57%—$2.50 / $7.50Context: not verifiedQwen3.7 Plusunstatedwins 55%—$0.32 / $1.28Qwen3.8 27BunstatedOpenwins 53%—$0.42 / $2.55max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4Qwen3.5 397B A17BunstatedOpenwins 53%—$0.60 / $3.60Qwen3.6 Max Previewunstatedsame—$1.30 / $7.80Include the word JSON · QwenCloudQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507unstatedOpensame—$0.23 / $2.30No strict JSONQwen 3.5 27BunstatedOpensame—$0.30 / $2.40Qwen3.6 Plusunstatedsame—$0.50 / $3All Alibaba (Qwen) models →History
7 versionsBenchmarks
in Chat & KnowledgeAA Intelligence Index 4.3.2≈12.6#175
AA Omniscience Index-42.8#183
AA Omniscience · Accuracy24.2#123
Humanity's Last Exam10.1#189
GPQA Diamond76.4#140
IFBench (instructions)48#124
CritPt (physics)0.9#130
FAQ
How much does Qwen3 Max (Preview) cost?›
$0.87 per 1M input tokens and $3.48 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: Qiniu).
Is Qwen3 Max (Preview) free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.87 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Qwen3 Max (Preview), and what is it best at?›
#188 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #93 of 239 in Coding, #141 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #74 of 195 in Writing & Language.
Is Qwen3 Max (Preview) better than DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?›
On Arena Text · Chinese, Qwen3 Max (Preview) scores 1,478.2 vs 1,480.8 — about the same.
How can I use Qwen3 Max (Preview)?›
Through the Alibaba (Qwen) API.
What is the context window of Qwen3 Max (Preview)?›
262K tokens.
When was Qwen3 Max (Preview) released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-09-05. It has been superseded by Qwen3 Max.
Is Qwen3 Max (Preview) open source?›
No, Qwen3 Max (Preview) is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is GLM 5.3.
Can Qwen3 Max (Preview) read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is Qwen3 Max (Preview)?›
Qwen3 Max (Preview) is a closed language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Sep 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen3 Max (Preview)?›
MiMo v2.6 Pro (cheaper), GPT-5.6 Terra (better), GLM 5.3 (open weights).