Qwen3 Max (Preview)
Qwen3 Max (Preview)Alternatives?
CheaperMiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpenwins 60%-64%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3
BetterGPT-5.6 Lunaxhighwins 53%-70%$0.085
CheaperGLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 58%-84%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4CheaperMiMo v2.5 ProunstatedOpenwins 58%-64%$0.43 / $0.87CheaperMiMo v2.6 FlashunstatedOpenwins 54%-89%$0.14 / $0.28Pass back reasoning_content+3MiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpenwins 60%-64%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3GLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 58%-84%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4MiMo v2.5 ProunstatedOpenwins 58%-64%$0.43 / $0.87MiMo v2.6 FlashunstatedOpenwins 54%-89%$0.14 / $0.28Pass back reasoning_content+3MiMo v2 Prounstatedwins 54%-64%$0.43 / $0.87GPT-5.6 Lunaxhighwins 53%-70%$0.085GPT-5.6 Terraxhighwins 55%+196%$0.63Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-6.1 Solmaxwins 57%+163%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5GPT-5.6 Solxhighwins 59%+426%$1.18GLM 5.2maxOpenwins 57%+41%$1.28MiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpenwins 60%-64%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3
Kimi K3maxOpenwins 59%+294%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3GLM 5.3maxOpenwins 59%+41%$2.01Reasoning cannot be disabled+3GLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 58%-84%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4MiMo v2.5 ProunstatedOpenwins 58%-64%$0.43 / $0.87Qwen 3.7 Max Previewwins 56%—$2.50 / $7.50Context: not verifiedQwen3.7 Plusunstatedwins 53%—$0.32 / $1.28Qwen3.6 Max Previewunstatedwins 53%—$1.30 / $7.80Include the word JSON · QwenCloudQwen3.8 27BunstatedOpenwins 52%—$0.42 / $2.55max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4Qwen3.6 Plusunstatedsame—$0.50 / $3Qwen3.5 397B A17BunstatedOpensame—$0.60 / $3.60Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507unstatedOpensame—$0.09 / $0.55Qwen 3.5 122B A10BunstatedOpenwins 47%—$0.40 / $3.20All Alibaba (Qwen) models →History
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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?›
#190 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #93 of 239 in Coding, #141 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #64 of 197 in Writing & Language.
Is Qwen3 Max (Preview) better than Gemma 4 26B A4B?›
On Arena Text · instruction following, Qwen3 Max (Preview) scores 1,419.5 vs 1,420.4 — 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 MiMo v2.6 Pro.
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 Luna (better).