Author's Description
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...
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Features
This model supports the following features:
Performance Summary
Qwen3-Max, released in September 2025, demonstrates strong overall performance with a focus on enhanced reasoning, instruction following, and multilingual capabilities. The model performs among the fastest models, typically ranking in the top tier for speed (65th percentile). It offers competitive pricing, generally falling into the moderate range (39th percentile). Notably, Qwen3-Max exhibits exceptional reliability, achieving a perfect 100% success rate across all benchmarks, indicating minimal technical failures. The model excels in several critical areas, achieving perfect 100% accuracy in Hallucinations, General Knowledge, and Ethics, often being the most accurate at its price point and speed. It also performs flawlessly in Email Classification. Qwen3-Max shows significant strength in Mathematics (93.7% accuracy), Reasoning (88.0% accuracy), and Coding (90.6% accuracy), placing it in the upper percentiles for these challenging categories. While its Instruction Following accuracy (66.7%) is respectable, it represents a relative area for potential improvement compared to its stellar performance elsewhere. Overall, Qwen3-Max is a highly accurate and reliable model, particularly strong in knowledge-based and ethical tasks, with robust mathematical and coding capabilities.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
| Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Prompt | $0.78 |
| Completion | $3.9 |
| Input Cache Read | $0.156 |
| Input Cache Write | $0.975 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
| Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alibaba
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Alibaba | qwen/qwen3-max | 262K | $0.78 / 1M tokens | $3.9 / 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 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 Unavailable | Apr 15, 2025 | 7B | 32K |
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| Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct Unavailable | 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 | 32K |
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| Qwen: Qwen-Plus | Feb 01, 2025 | — | 1M |
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| Qwen: Qwen-Max | Feb 01, 2025 | — | 32K |
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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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