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Qwen3 Max

Qwen3 Max is the flagship model in the Qwen3 series, designed for maximum performance across all tasks. It excels in reasoning, mathematics, coding, and complex problem-solving while maintaining strong multilingual capabilities. Optimized for production use cases requiring the highest quality outputs.

Updated Aug 10, 2026. Default version: Qwen3 Max

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LLMBoard score40.3Qwen3 Max
Coverage60%5 benchmark families
Context window262.1KTokens
Official input price$0.861Alibaba (China) API

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  • Specification
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  • Benchmarks
  • Arena
  • Pricing
  • Versions
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Model specification

Structured fields from the published default version.

Version
Qwen3 Max
Released
Dec 15, 2025
Knowledge cutoff
Apr 1, 2025
Parameters
1T
Context window
262.1K
Max output
65.5K
Inputs
text
Outputs
text
Open weights
No
License
Proprietary

Capability profile

This profile uses the latest version under this unique model that has a calculated LLMBoard score. Arena and price are excluded.

Qwen3 Max category scores

Benchmark results

Published benchmark records for the scored version Qwen3 Max.

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SuperGPQA0.7103472.7%CAug 7, 2026
t2-bench0.7162331.8%CAug 7, 2026
LiveCodeBench v60.7325340.4%CAug 7, 2026
SWE-Bench Verified0.76110441.8%CAug 7, 2026
AIME 20250.86611442.5%CAug 7, 2026
GPQA0.615623333.2%CAug 7, 2026

Arena results

Preference and agent-evaluation signals from published Arena datasets.

No published Arena match

The default version has no published Arena rows, or its source alias has not been resolved.

Pricing

Official vendor API PAYG pricing is summarized first. The table then lists individual provider offerings without treating their minimum as the official price.

Official API
$0.861 input, $3.44 output per 1M
Official provider
Alibaba (China)
Lowest third-party
From $0.845 input, $3.38 output per 1M via LLM Gateway
Tracked offerings
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iFlowqwen3-maxglobalN/AN/A256KAug 7, 2026
LLM Gatewayqwen3-maxglobal$0.845$3.38262.1KAug 7, 2026
Alibaba (China)qwen3-maxglobal$0.861$3.44262.1KAug 7, 2026
EmpirioLabs AIqwen3-maxglobal$1.08$5.52256KAug 7, 2026
Abacusqwen3-maxglobal$1.2$6131.1KAug 7, 2026

Official prices use only the vendor's configured official Provider and positive standard USD PAYG rates. Third-party offers remain explicitly labeled.

Qwen3 Max versions

All published versions linked to this unique model. The score columns identify the version used by the current overall ranking.

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Qwen3 MaxDec 15, 202540.31T262.1K65.5KNoProprietary

What is Qwen3 Max?

A concise description based on the published model registry.

Qwen3 Max is the flagship model in the Qwen3 series, designed for maximum performance across all tasks. It excels in reasoning, mathematics, coding, and complex problem-solving while maintaining strong multilingual capabilities. Optimized for production use cases requiring the highest quality outputs.

Use the benchmark, Arena and pricing sections above as separate evidence. A missing field means the current data snapshot does not support that claim.

Data snapshot: 2026-08-07. Editorial model content is not available in the backend.

Qwen3 Max vs nearby models

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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3 Max.

When was Qwen3 Max released?

Qwen3 Max's default version was released on Dec 15, 2025.

How much does Qwen3 Max cost?

Qwen3 Max's official API price is $0.861 per million input tokens and $3.44 per million output tokens via Alibaba (China). The lowest tracked third-party offer starts at $0.845 input and $3.38 output via LLM Gateway.

Who created Qwen3 Max?

Qwen3 Max is published under Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team in the model registry.

What is the context window for Qwen3 Max?

The default version has a 262.1K token context window.

Is Qwen3 Max open weight?

No. The default version is not marked as having publicly available weights.

How many API providers offer Qwen3 Max?

6 published provider offerings are linked to the default version.

What models should I compare Qwen3 Max with?

Nearby ranked alternatives include GPT-4o-mini, Claude Haiku 3.5, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking.

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