Author's Description
Qwen-Max, based on Qwen2.5, provides the best inference performance among [Qwen models](/qwen), especially for complex multi-step tasks. It's a large-scale MoE model that has been pretrained on over 20 trillion...
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Features
This model supports the following features:
Performance Summary
Qwen-Max, based on Qwen2.5, demonstrates competitive response times, performing among the faster models with a 58th percentile speed ranking. Its pricing is moderate, positioned at the 30th percentile, offering a balanced cost-to-performance ratio. A standout feature is its exceptional reliability, boasting a 99% success rate across benchmarks, indicating minimal technical failures and consistent evaluable responses. In terms of specific performance, Qwen-Max achieves perfect accuracy in the Hallucinations (Baseline) test, making it the most accurate model at its price point and among models of similar speed for this category. It also shows strong performance in Instruction Following (71.0% accuracy, 77th percentile) and Reasoning (82.0% accuracy, 64th percentile), aligning with its description as excelling in complex multi-step tasks. General Knowledge (97.0% accuracy) and Ethics (99.0% accuracy) benchmarks also show solid results. Email Classification and Coding benchmarks yielded 98.0% and 86.0% accuracy respectively, indicating robust capabilities across diverse domains. Its primary strength lies in its ability to avoid hallucinations and its high reliability, making it a dependable choice for critical applications. No significant weaknesses are apparent from the provided data.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
| Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Prompt | $1.04 |
| Completion | $4.16 |
| Input Cache Read | $0.208 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
| Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Alibaba
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Alibaba | qwen/qwen-max-2025-01-25 | 32K | $1.04 / 1M tokens | $4.16 / 1M tokens |
Benchmark Results
| Benchmark | Category | Reasoning | Strategy | Free | Executions | Accuracy | Cost | Duration |
|---|
Other Models by qwen
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| Qwen: Qwen3.6 Plus | Apr 02, 2026 | — | 1M |
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| Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B | Mar 10, 2026 | 9B | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Feb 25, 2026 | 35B | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B | Feb 25, 2026 | 27B | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Feb 25, 2026 | 122B | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3.5-Flash | Feb 25, 2026 | — | 1M |
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| Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 | Feb 16, 2026 | — | 1M |
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| Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Feb 15, 2026 | 397B | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking | Feb 09, 2026 | — | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next | Feb 03, 2026 | ~80B | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct | Oct 23, 2025 | 32B | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking | Oct 14, 2025 | 8B | 131K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct | Oct 14, 2025 | 8B | 131K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Oct 06, 2025 | 30B | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct | Oct 06, 2025 | 30B | 131K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking | Sep 23, 2025 | 235B | 131K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | Sep 23, 2025 | 235B | 131K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 Max | Sep 23, 2025 | — | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Plus | Sep 23, 2025 | ~480B | 1M |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Flash | Sep 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking | Sep 11, 2025 | 80B | 131K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct | Sep 11, 2025 | 80B | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 | Sep 08, 2025 | ~20B | 1M |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 | Aug 28, 2025 | 30B | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Jul 31, 2025 | 30B | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | Jul 29, 2025 | 30B | 131K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Jul 25, 2025 | 235B | 131K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Jul 22, 2025 | 480B | 1M |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (exacto) Unavailable | Jul 22, 2025 | 480B | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Jul 21, 2025 | 235B | 262K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 4B Unavailable | Apr 30, 2025 | 4B | 131K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B | Apr 28, 2025 | 30B | 40K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 8B | Apr 28, 2025 | 8B | 128K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 14B | Apr 28, 2025 | 14B | 40K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 32B | Apr 28, 2025 | 32B | 40K |
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| Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B | Apr 28, 2025 | 235B | 40K |
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| Qwen: Qwen2.5 Coder 7B Instruct | Apr 15, 2025 | 7B | 32K |
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| Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct | Mar 24, 2025 | 32B | 128K |
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| Qwen: QwQ 32B | Mar 05, 2025 | 32B | 131K |
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| Qwen: Qwen VL Plus | Feb 04, 2025 | — | 131K |
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| Qwen: Qwen VL Max | Feb 01, 2025 | — | 131K |
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| Qwen: Qwen-Turbo | Feb 01, 2025 | — | 131K |
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| Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Feb 01, 2025 | 72B | 128K |
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| Qwen: Qwen-Plus | Feb 01, 2025 | — | 1M |
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| Qwen: QwQ 32B Preview Unavailable | Nov 27, 2024 | 32B | 32K |
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| Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Nov 11, 2024 | ~500B | 32K |
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| Qwen: Qwen2.5 7B Instruct | Oct 15, 2024 | ~500B | 32K |
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| Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | Sep 18, 2024 | ~500B | 32K |
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| Qwen: Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct Unavailable | Aug 27, 2024 | ~500B | 32K |
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| Qwen 2 72B Instruct Unavailable | Jun 06, 2024 | ~500B | 32K |
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