Qwen3 Max Thinking is Alibaba's language model with a 262K context window and up to 66K output tokens, available from 2 providers, starting at $1.20 / 1M input and $6.00 / 1M output. Alibaba's flagship reasoning-focused LLM in the Qwen3 series, featuring adaptive tool-use and advanced test-time scaling for complex problem solving.
| Benchmarks | |
|---|---|
| GPQA | #88 |
| HLE | #112 |
| IFBench | #60 |
| Time to First Token | #45 |
| SciCode | #128 |
| LCR | #105 |
| TerminalBench Hard | #134 |
| TAU2 | #104 |
| Output TPS | #292 |
Capabilities
Input1/5
Text✓
Image·
Audio·
Video·
PDF·
Output1/5
Text✓
Image·
Audio·
Video·
Embedding·
Capabilities5/13
Reasoning✓
Adaptive Reasoning·
Function Calling✓
Parallel Function Calling·
Structured Outputs✓
Native JSON Schema✓
Web Search·
URL Context·
Computer Use·
Code Execution·
File Search·
Prompt Caching✓
Assistant Prefill·
Pricing by Provider
US Dollar ($)
Per 1M tokens
| Provider | Standard | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Cache Read $ / 1M | |
| $1.20 | $6.00 | $0.24 | |
| $1.20 | $6.00 | $0.24 | |
Cost Calculator
US Dollar ($)
Preset:
Versions
| Version | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 Max | 1.0M | $1.65 | $4.95 | Available | |
| Qwen3 Max Thinking | 262K | $1.20 | $6.00 | Current | |
| Qwen3 Max | 262K | $1.20 | $6.00 | Deprecated | |
| Qwen Max | 31K | $1.60 | $6.40 | Available | |
| Qwen VL Max | 131K | — | — | Available | |
| Qwen2.5 Max | — | — | — | — | Available |
| Qwen3 7 Max Preview | — | — | $2.50 | $7.50 | Available |
Other Models
| Model | Tier | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen Audio 3 Flash ASR | Flash | — | — | — | — |
| Qwen Audio 3 Flash ASR Filetrans | Flash | — | — | — | — |
| Qwen Audio 3 Flash ASR Streaming | Flash | — | — | — | — |
| Qwen Audio 3 Flash Realtime | Flash | — | — | $0.230 | $0.930 |
| Qwen Audio 3 Flash TTS | Flash | — | — | — | — |
| Qwen Audio 3.1 Flash Realtime | Flash | — | — | $0.230 | $0.930 |
| Qwen Audio 3.1 Flash TTS | Flash | — | — | $0.230 | $1.87 |
| Qwen Audio 3 Plus Realtime | Plus | — | — | $0.800 | $6.40 |
| Qwen Audio 3 Plus TTS | Plus | — | — | — | — |
| Qwen Audio 3.1 Plus Realtime | Plus | — | — | $0.800 | $6.40 |