Qwen-Max is
Alibaba's language model with a 33K context window and up to 8K output tokens, available from 2 providers, starting at $1.04 / 1M input and $4.16 / 1M output. Alibaba's flagship large-scale MoE language model in the Qwen series, delivering top-tier performance on complex multi-step reasoning and instruction-following tasks.
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Pricing by Provider
| Provider | Standard | Batch | |||
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| Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Cache Read $ / 1M | Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | |
OpenRouter | $1.04 | $4.16 | $0.208 | — | — |
Alibaba Qwen | $1.60 | $6.40 | N/A | $0.800 | $3.20 |
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Compares every provider & tier in USD
Versions
| Version | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Status |
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| Qwen3 9.23 Max | — | — | — | — | Available |
| Qwen3.5 Max | — | 258K | — | — | Available |
| Qwen3 Max Thinking | 262K | $0.780 | $3.90 | Available | |
| Qwen3 Max | 262K | $0.780 | $3.90 | Available | |
| Qwen3 Max Preview | 262K | $1.20 | $6.00 | Available | |
| Qwen-Max | 33K | $1.04 | $4.16 | Current | |
| Qwen VL Max | 131K | $0.520 | $2.08 | Available | |
| Qwen2.5 Max | — | — | — | — | Available |
Other models
| Model | Tier | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
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| DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B | — | — | 128K | $0.060 | $0.090 |
| Qwen 7 28 Flash | Flash | — | 998K | — | — |
| Qwen 4 28 Plus | Plus | — | 129K | — | — |
| Qwen 3 32B | — | 128K | — | — | |
| Qwen3.5-Flash | Flash | 1.0M | $0.065 | $0.260 | |
| Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 | Plus | 1.0M | $0.260 | $1.56 | |
| Qwen 1 25 Plus | Plus | — | 129K | — | — |
| Qwen3.6 Plus | Plus | 1.0M | $0.325 | $1.95 | |
| Qwen3.6 Plus Preview | Plus | 1.0M | — | — | |
| Qwen 3.5 Flash | Flash | 1.0M | $0.100 | $0.400 |