Author's Description
Qwen3-Max-Thinking is the flagship reasoning model in the Qwen3 series, designed for high-stakes cognitive tasks that require deep, multi-step reasoning. By significantly scaling model capacity and reinforcement learning compute, it delivers major gains in factual accuracy, complex reasoning, instruction following, alignment with human preferences, and agentic behavior.
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Features
This model supports the following features:
Performance Summary
Qwen3 Max Thinking, the flagship reasoning model from Qwen, demonstrates a strong profile for high-stakes cognitive tasks. It exhibits moderate speed performance, ranking in the 39th percentile, and offers moderate pricing, placing it in the 24th percentile. A standout feature is its exceptional reliability, achieving a 100% success rate across all benchmarks, indicating minimal technical failures. The model excels in specific areas, achieving perfect accuracy in Hallucinations (100%) and Ethics (100%), showcasing its ability to acknowledge uncertainty and adhere to ethical principles. It also demonstrates impressive capabilities in Coding (97.0% accuracy, 98th percentile) and Mathematics (96.0% accuracy, 95th percentile), positioning it among the top performers in these technical domains. Reasoning is another strength, with 88.0% accuracy (74th percentile). While its Instruction Following (70.0% accuracy, 77th percentile) and Email Classification (98.0% accuracy, 60th percentile) are solid, its General Knowledge (84.5% accuracy, 23rd percentile) is a relative weakness compared to its other high-performing categories. Overall, Qwen3 Max Thinking is a highly reliable model with exceptional reasoning and technical problem-solving capabilities, making it suitable for demanding applications.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
| Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Prompt | $1.2 |
| Completion | $6 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
| Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alibaba
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Alibaba | qwen/qwen3-max-thinking-20260123 | 262K | $1.2 / 1M tokens | $6 / 1M tokens |
Benchmark Results
| Benchmark | Category | Reasoning | Strategy | Free | Executions | Accuracy | Cost | Duration |
|---|
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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) | 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 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 | 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 | Aug 27, 2024 | ~500B | 32K |
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| Qwen 2 72B Instruct Unavailable | Jun 06, 2024 | ~500B | 32K |
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