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Qwen3 Max

Last updated: 25m ago

by Alibaba

High confidence

Qwen3-Max is an updated release built on the Qwen3 series, offering major improvements in reasoning, instruction following, multilingual support, and long-tail knowledge coverage compared to the January 2025 version. It...

67
Overall Score7
Rank #174 of 381 in Coding(2 24h)
Top 46% · Methodology v3
Score Trend
14-day history
API Pricing
$0.78/M in
$3.9/M out
Context Window
262.1K
65.5K max output
262.1K token context
Released 2025-09-23
#174range #154-#194Top 46%
#1#381

Signal Overview

Benchmarks69Capabilities50Pricing96Recency74Context86Output80

Score Breakdown

SignalStrengthWeightImpact
Benchmarksjust now
69
30%+20.6
Pricingjust now
96
15%+14.4
Recencyjust now
74
15%+11.1
Capabilitiesjust now
50
20%+10.0
Context Windowjust now
86
10%+8.6
Output Capacityjust now
80
10%+8.0

Benchmark Performance

Benchmark Scores(1 benchmarks)

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Capabilities

Reasoning
Vision
Function Calling
JSON Mode
Streaming
Web Search
Image Output

Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3 Max by Alibaba excels in the Coding category, where it ranks #174 with a composite score of 67/100. Qwen3-Max is an updated release built on the Qwen3 series, offering major improvements in reasoning, instruction following, multilingual support, and long-tail knowledge coverage compared to the January 2025 version. It... It is particularly strong in areas highlighted by its top benchmark performance and adoption metrics, making it suitable for both individual developers and enterprise teams looking for a reliable coding solution.
Qwen3 Max is priced at $0.78 per million input tokens and $3.90 per million output tokens (USD). Contact the provider for volume discounts and enterprise pricing. Pricing is competitive within the coding category and reflects the model's quality-to-cost ratio.
In the Coding category, Qwen3 Max holds rank #174 out of 381 models tracked. Its quality rank is #174 and adoption rank is #174. You can use our comparison tool at /compare to see detailed side-by-side metrics with specific alternatives. Key differentiators include its composite scoring across benchmarks, community sentiment, and real-world adoption rates.
Qwen3 Max has been evaluated across 6 different signals. Its strongest areas include Capabilities (50/100), Benchmarks (69/100), Pricing (96/100). These scores are derived from industry-standard benchmarks, community ratings, and real-world performance metrics. The composite score of 67/100 reflects a weighted combination of all tracked signals.
Qwen3 Max is a paid model, though some providers may offer trial credits or limited free tiers for evaluation. Check Alibaba's website for current free tier availability and promotional offers.
Qwen3 Max supports a 262K token context window (262,144 tokens total). That translates to roughly 196,608 words in a single prompt. This is large enough to process entire codebases, research papers, or long conversation histories in one shot.
Qwen3 Max can generate up to 66K output tokens (65,536 tokens) per response. That is roughly 49,152 words. This is enough for generating complete code files, detailed reports, or long-form content in a single response.
Qwen3 Max supports function/tool calling, structured JSON output, streaming responses. Function calling lets you integrate it with external APIs and tools programmatically. These capabilities determine which workflows and integrations the model can handle natively.
Qwen3 Max was developed by Alibaba. It was released on September 23, 2025. You can access it through Alibaba's API. Check our provider page for all models from Alibaba and how they compare against each other.
Pick Qwen3 Max when you need a solid balance of cost and capability for everyday development tasks, content generation, and standard API integrations. If your task is straightforward text completion or classification, a cheaper model might give you 90% of the quality at a fraction of the price. Run a quick benchmark on your actual use case before committing.
You can access Qwen3 Max through Alibaba's API using standard HTTP requests or their official SDK. Most providers support OpenAI-compatible endpoints, so switching between models often requires changing just the model name in your API call. Streaming is supported for real-time token-by-token output. For production use, implement proper error handling, rate limiting, and cost monitoring.

Key Info

ProviderAlibaba
CategoryCoding
Max Output65.5K tokens
LicenseProprietary
Statusstable
Data updated: Aug 11, 2026Benchmarks: Aug 11, 2026

Pricing Tools

Pricingper 1M tokens
Best value
68% cheaper than category average
Input
$0.78
-69% vs avg
Output
$3.90
-67% vs avg

Cost Estimator

Input: 70%Output: 30%
Est. monthly cost$17.16
Category average$53.16

You save $36.00/month vs category average

Access & Availability

Hosted APIAvailable
PlaygroundAvailable
Open weightsNo
Hugging FaceNot listed

Why This Rank

+Benchmarks
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