Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking

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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...

Key Specifications
Cost
$$$$$
Context
262K
Released
Feb 09, 2026
Speed
Ability
Reliability
Supported Parameters

This model supports the following parameters:

Top P Seed Structured Outputs Presence Penalty Reasoning Include Reasoning Temperature Response Format Tools Tool Choice Max Tokens
Features

This model supports the following features:

Tools Reasoning Structured Outputs Response Format
Performance Summary

Qwen3 Max Thinking, a flagship reasoning model from Qwen, demonstrates competitive response times, ranking in the 41st percentile for speed across benchmarks. Its pricing is moderate, placing it in the 27th percentile. A standout feature is its exceptional reliability, achieving a perfect 100% success rate across all evaluated benchmarks, indicating consistent and stable performance. The model excels in specific areas, achieving perfect accuracy in Hallucinations (correctly identifying fictional concepts) and Ethics, where it also stands out as the most accurate model at its price point and speed. It shows strong performance in Coding and Mathematics, ranking in the 97th and 93rd percentiles respectively, indicating robust capabilities in these technical domains. Reasoning and Instruction Following are also solid, with 69th and 74th percentile accuracy. However, its General Knowledge performance is a notable weakness, ranking in the 23rd percentile, suggesting room for improvement in broad factual recall. Email Classification is average at 60th percentile accuracy. Overall, Qwen3 Max Thinking is a highly reliable model with significant strengths in complex reasoning, technical tasks, and ethical adherence, though its general knowledge could be enhanced.

Model Pricing

Current Pricing

Feature Price (per 1M tokens)
Prompt $0.78
Completion $3.9

Price History

Available Endpoints
Provider Endpoint Name Context Length Pricing (Input) Pricing (Output)
Alibaba
Alibaba | qwen/qwen3-max-thinking-20260123 262K $0.78 / 1M tokens $3.9 / 1M tokens
Benchmark Results
Benchmark Category Reasoning Strategy Free Executions Accuracy Cost Duration
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