// Alibaba (Qwen)
Qwen3-Max
A Alibaba (Qwen) model. 1 prices across 1 channels side by side, each with its source and check date – plus specs, licence, speed and benchmarks.
- Official in/out per 1M
- ¥2.5 / ¥10
- Lowest (official)
- ¥2.5 / ¥10
- Context
- —
- AA index
- 15.6
Prices checked 2026-10-10Official sources linked on every rowNo estimates
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Context window | — |
| Max output | — |
| Input | — |
| Output | — |
| Tool calling / JSON | Unknown / Unknown |
| Weights & licence | Closed · Proprietary (API only) |
| Released | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Model IDs | qwen3-max |
02Prices on 1 channels
Per 1M tokens, in the currency each source publishes (1 USD = 6.7 CNY for the blended column). Sorted: official first, then cheapest.
| Channel | Source | Input | Output | Cache hit | Blended $ | Context | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official Vendor’s China site, billed in CNY | Official 10-10 | ¥2.5 | ¥10 | — | 0.653 | — | Batch −50%Beijing region; batch -50% on supported models; explicit cache create 125% / hit 10% of input; <=32K tier |
“Official” = vendor pricing page; “Platform” = the platform’s own pricing page; “OpenRouter” = price listed on OpenRouter, not checked on the platform’s site. Click a source tag to open the original page.
03Where you can use it
Derived only from the price sources above. Country restrictions are set by each vendor – check their terms before you sign up.
- Vendor’s China site, billed in CNY
Official
04Performance
All results →Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
- AA indexQwen3 Max
- 15.6
- Output speed (median)
- 61 tok/s
- Time to first token
- 2.19s
- AA index per $ (blended)
- 23.91
| Benchmark | Best score | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1423 | official | 2026-10-08 |
| GPQA Diamond | 72.6% | independent | 2025-10-06 |
| MMLU-Pro | 85.7% | vendor | 2026-03-11 |
| AIME (OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025) | 73.3% | independent | 2025-10-06 |
| MATH Level 5 | 97.1% | independent | 2025-10-09 |
| τ²-bench | 98.2% | vendor | 2026-01-23 |
05Price changes we recorded
All price changes →From our daily re-checks of the sources above.
No price change recorded since we started tracking (2026-10-10).
06More from Alibaba (Qwen)
FAQ
How much does the Qwen3-Max API cost?
On the official pricing page: ¥2.5 / ¥10 per 1M input / output tokens (checked 2026-10-10).
What is the context window of Qwen3-Max?
— tokens of context. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is Qwen3-Max open source?
No. It is only available through APIs and the vendor’s apps.