Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 MaxRankingat max effort?
Alternatives?
CheaperGemini 3.8 Flashunstated+6%-38%*$0.75 / $3.75Sampling parameters are ignored+1
BetterClaude Sonnet 4.5thinking+3%+150%$0.56
OpenKimi K3unstated+5%+150%$3 / $15Sampling parameters are fixed+3CheaperGemini 3 Flash Previewunstated+6%-53%$0.50 / $3CheaperGemini 3.6 Flashunstated+6%-38%*$0.75 / $3.75Gemini 3.8 Flashunstated+6%-38%*$0.75 / $3.75Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3 Flash Previewunstated+6%-53%$0.50 / $3Gemini 3.6 Flashunstated+6%-38%*$0.75 / $3.75
MiniMax M3unstatedOpen+4%-78%$0.30 / $1.20No strict JSON+1
Muse Spark 1.2unstated+4%-17%$1.25 / $4.25Only auto tool_choice is supported+1Claude Sonnet 4.5thinking+3%+150%$0.56Claude Fable 5unstated+8%+733%$10 / $50Claude Fable 5.1unstated+8%+733%$10 / $50Replace forced tool_choice+5Gemini 4 Argonunstated+8%+67%*$2 / $10Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewunstated+7%+88%$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsKimi K3unstatedOpen+5%+150%$3 / $15Sampling parameters are fixed+3MiniMax M3unstatedOpen+4%-78%$0.30 / $1.20No strict JSON+1
GLM 5.3unstatedOpen+4%-10%$1.40 / $4.40Reasoning cannot be disabled+3Kimi K2.6unstatedOpen+4%-29%$0.95 / $4Context: 262K → 256KGLM 5.1unstatedOpen+3%-10%$1.40 / $4.40Context: 262K → 203KQwen 3.5 Plusunstated+4%—$0.12 / $0.69Qwen3.7 Maxmax+4%—$1.48 / $4.43Qwen 3.5 Flashunstated+3%—$0.065 / $0.26Qwen3.6 Plusunstated+3%—$0.50 / $3Qwen3.8 27BunstatedOpensame—$0.42 / $2.55max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4Qwen3 Max (Preview)unstated-2%—$0.87 / $3.48Qwen3.8 Omni Flashn/a—$0.15 / $0.47Qwen3.8 Max (0902)thinkingn/a—$5.41All Alibaba (Qwen) models →History
7 versionsFAQ
How much does Qwen3 Max cost?›
$1.20 per 1M input tokens and $6 per 1M output tokens.
Is Qwen3 Max free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $1.20 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Qwen3 Max, and what is it best at?›
#164 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #90 of 239 in Coding, #88 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #134 of 245 in Writing & Language.
Is Qwen3 Max better than Qwen3 Max (Preview)?›
On Vals LegalBench, Qwen3 Max scores 81.9 vs 80.3 — higher.
How can I use Qwen3 Max?›
Through the API of Alibaba, DeepInfra.
What is the context window of Qwen3 Max?›
262K tokens, with up to 66K output tokens.
When was Qwen3 Max released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-09-23. It has been superseded by Qwen3 Max Thinking.
Is Qwen3 Max open source?›
No, Qwen3 Max is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Kimi K3.
Can Qwen3 Max read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is Qwen3 Max?›
Qwen3 Max is a closed language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Sep 2025, the successor to Qwen3 Max (Preview).
What are the best alternatives to Qwen3 Max?›
Gemini 3.8 Flash (cheaper), Claude Sonnet 4.5 (better), Kimi K3 (open weights).