Qwen3 Max (Preview)
Qwen3 Max (Preview)Alternatives?
CheaperGemini 3 Flash Previewunstated+8%-26%$0.50 / $3
BetterClaude Sonnet 4.5thinking+5%+294%$0.56
OpenKimi K3unstated+7%+294%$3 / $15Sampling parameters are fixed+3
CheaperMiniMax M3unstatedOpen+6%-66%$0.30 / $1.20No strict JSON+1CheaperQwen 3.5 Plusunstated+6%-83%$0.12 / $0.69Gemini 3 Flash Previewunstated+8%-26%$0.50 / $3MiniMax M3unstatedOpen+6%-66%$0.30 / $1.20No strict JSON+1Qwen 3.5 Plusunstated+6%-83%$0.12 / $0.69Qwen 3.5 Flashunstated+5%-93%$0.065 / $0.26Qwen3.6 Plusunstated+5%-26%$0.50 / $3Claude Sonnet 4.5thinking+5%+294%$0.56Claude Fable 5unstated+10%+1,214%$10 / $50Claude Fable 5.1unstated+10%+1,214%$10 / $50Replace forced tool_choice+5Gemini 4 Argonunstated+10%+163%*$2 / $10Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewunstated+9%+196%$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsKimi K3unstatedOpen+7%+294%$3 / $15Sampling parameters are fixed+3MiniMax M3unstatedOpen+6%-66%$0.30 / $1.20No strict JSON+1
GLM 5.3unstatedOpen+6%+41%$1.40 / $4.40Reasoning cannot be disabled+3Kimi K2.6unstatedOpen+5%+13%$0.95 / $4Context: 262K → 256KGLM 5.1unstatedOpen+5%+41%$1.40 / $4.40Context: 262K → 203KQwen 3.5 Plusunstated+6%—$0.12 / $0.69Qwen3.7 Maxmax+6%—$1.48 / $4.43Qwen 3.5 Flashunstated+5%—$0.065 / $0.26Qwen3.6 Plusunstated+5%—$0.50 / $3Qwen3.8 27BunstatedOpen+3%—$0.42 / $2.55max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4Qwen3 Maxmax+2%—$1.20 / $6Qwen3.8 Max (0902)thinkingn/a—$5.41Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpenn/a—$0.37max_tokens range · QwenCloud+5All 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?›
#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 o1?›
On Vals LegalBench, Qwen3 Max (Preview) scores 80.3 vs 80.4 — 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 It has been superseded by Qwen3 Max.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 Kimi K3.
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)?›
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (cheaper), Claude Sonnet 4.5 (better), Kimi K3 (open weights).