Qwen3 Max Thinking
Qwen3 Max ThinkingRankingin thinking mode?
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CheaperMuse Spark 1.2unstated+24%-17%$1.25 / $4.25Only auto tool_choice is supported+1
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MiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpen+21%-77%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3
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MiniMax M3unstatedOpen+20%-78%$0.30 / $1.20No strict JSON+1Qwen3.8 27BunstatedOpen+15%—$0.42 / $2.55max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4Qwen3.7 Maxmax+9%—$1.48 / $4.43Qwen3.6 Plusunstated+6%—$0.50 / $3Qwen 3.5 Flashunstated-3%—$0.065 / $0.26Qwen3.8 Omni Flashn/a—$0.15 / $0.47Qwen3.8 Max (0902)thinkingn/a—$5.41Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpenn/a—$0.37max_tokens range · QwenCloud+5Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BthinkingOpenn/a—$2.16max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4All Alibaba (Qwen) models →Benchmarks
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How much does Qwen3 Max Thinking cost?›
$1.20 per 1M input tokens and $6 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: DeepInfra).
Is Qwen3 Max Thinking free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $1.20 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Qwen3 Max Thinking, and what is it best at?›
#93 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #77 of 239 in Coding, #67 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #47 of 245 in Writing & Language. Strongest at: Science, Instructions.
Is Qwen3 Max Thinking better than GPT-5 Nano?›
On Vals MedScribe, Qwen3 Max Thinking scores 72.7 vs 72.9 — about the same.
How can I use Qwen3 Max Thinking?›
Through the API of DeepInfra.
What is the context window of Qwen3 Max Thinking?›
256K tokens.
When was Qwen3 Max Thinking released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-01-26. It has been superseded by Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
Is Qwen3 Max Thinking open source?›
No, Qwen3 Max Thinking is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is GLM 5.3 Flash.
Can Qwen3 Max Thinking read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is Qwen3 Max Thinking?›
Qwen3 Max Thinking is a closed language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Jan 2026, the successor to Qwen3 Max.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen3 Max Thinking?›
Muse Spark 1.2 (cheaper), Claude Haiku 4.5 (better), GLM 5.3 Flash (open weights).