Qwen (Alibaba)
Qwen (Alibaba)

Qwen3 Max pricing & price history

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Qwen3 Max by Qwen (Alibaba) costs $0.78 per 1M input tokens and $3.90 per 1M output tokens, with a 262K token context window.

$0.78Input / 1M tokens
$3.90Output / 1M tokens
262KContext window
15.6Intelligence index

Price history

$0.00$2.24$4.48 2026-09-24today input /1M output /1M

No price changes since tracking began on 2026-09-24. We check every 10 minutes.

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About Qwen3 Max

Qwen3-Max is an updated release built on the Qwen3 series, offering major improvements in reasoning, instruction following, multilingual support, and long-tail knowledge coverage compared to the January 2025 version. It...

FAQ

How much does Qwen3 Max cost?

Qwen3 Max by Qwen (Alibaba) costs $0.78 per 1M input tokens and $3.90 per 1M output tokens, with a 262K token context window. A typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens costs about $0.0035.

What is the context window of Qwen3 Max?

Qwen3 Max supports up to 262,144 tokens of context and up to 65,536 output tokens per request.

Has Qwen3 Max’s price changed?

No price changes recorded since ModelBank started tracking it on 2026-09-24.

Is Qwen3 Max being deprecated?

Yes — Qwen3 Max is scheduled to be retired on 2026-10-09. Consider migrating to one of the alternatives on this page.

What are cheaper alternatives to Qwen3 Max?

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