Qwen3 Max

Sep 2025
Qwen3 Max
Compare in
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—per task?
$1.20 / $6per 1M in / out
—output speed?
262Kcontext

Rankingin non-thinking mode?

Strong at

B
Tool calling#88 of 242Reasoning#164 of 334Science#139 of 312
C
Long context#176 of 273Knowledge#184 of 318Instructions#134 of 245

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
CheaperMuse Spark 1.3max×3.1-17%$1.60Only auto tool_choice is supported+5BetterGPT-6 Lunalow+38%-92%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3OpenMiMo v2.6 Prothinking×3-77%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3CheaperDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen×2.9-78%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4CheaperGLM 5.3maxOpen×2.9-10%$2.01Reasoning cannot be disabled+3

History

7 versions
1020304050Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Release dateAA Intelligence Index 4.3.23 Max (Preview3 Max3.7 Max3.8 Max3.8 Max (0902
1020304050Jan 26Jul 26Release dateAA Intelligence Index 4.3.23 Max3.7 Max3.8 Max

Benchmarks

all categories
Chat & Knowledge
Humanity's Last Exam11.9#165
AA Omniscience Index-43.6#185
CritPt (physics)0#180
AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2≈15.6#141
AA Omniscience · Accuracy24.4#118
AA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate89.9#250
AA-LCR (long context) 1.150#178
GPQA Diamond76.4#140
AIME 2025 · AA archived80.7#42
Coding
Terminal-Bench Hard (version unstated)20.5#91
LiveCodeBench · AA archived76.7#27
Agents & Tool Use
τ²-bench · AA74.3#90
Writing & Language
IFBench (instructions)44.1#135

FAQ

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 AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2, Qwen3 Max scores 15.6 vs 12.6 — 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 It has been superseded by Qwen3 Max Thinking.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 MiMo v2.6 Pro.

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?›

Muse Spark 1.3 (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), MiMo v2.6 Pro (open weights).