Qwen3 Max (Preview)
Qwen3 Max (Preview)Alternatives?
CheaperGemini 3 Flash Previewunstatedwins 59%-26%$0.50 / $3
BetterGPT-6 Lunamaxwins 52%-87%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenKimi K3maxwins 60%+294%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3
CheaperMiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpenwins 57%-64%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3CheaperGemini 3.5 Flash Liteunstatedwins 56%-44%$0.30 / $2.50Gemini 3 Flash Previewunstatedwins 59%-26%$0.50 / $3MiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpenwins 57%-64%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3Gemini 3.5 Flash Liteunstatedwins 56%-44%$0.30 / $2.50
GLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 56%-84%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4MiMo v2.5 ProunstatedOpenwins 56%-64%$0.43 / $0.87GPT-6 Lunamaxwins 52%-87%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunaxhighwins 52%-70%$0.085GPT-5.6 Terraxhighwins 55%+196%$0.63Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-6.1 Solmaxwins 59%+163%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5
Muse Spark 1.2xhighwins 57%+31%$0.97Only auto tool_choice is supported+1Kimi K3maxOpenwins 60%+294%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3GLM 5.2maxOpenwins 59%+41%$1.47GLM 5.3maxOpenwins 59%+41%$2.01Reasoning cannot be disabled+3GLM 5unstatedOpenwins 58%same$1 / $3.20Context: 262K → 203KGLM 5.1unstatedOpenwins 58%+41%$1.40 / $4.40Context: 262K → 203KQwen 3.7 Max Previewwins 57%—$2.50 / $7.50Context: not verifiedQwen3.6 Max Previewunstatedwins 56%—$1.30 / $7.80Include the word JSON · QwenCloudQwen3.7 Plusunstatedwins 55%—$0.32 / $1.28Qwen3.6 Plusunstatedsame—$0.50 / $3Qwen3.5 397B A17BunstatedOpensame—$0.60 / $3.60Qwen 3Opensame——Context: not verifiedQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507unstatedOpenwins 47%—$0.23 / $2.30No strict JSONQwen3.8 27BunstatedOpenwins 46%—$0.42 / $2.55max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4All 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 Gemini 2.5 Flash?›
On Arena Text · creative writing, Qwen3 Max (Preview) scores 1,393 vs 1,394 — 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), GPT-6 Luna (better), Kimi K3 (open weights).