QVQ Max vs Qwen3 Coder Plus
Too close to call on our weighted score (QVQ Max 40, Qwen3 Coder Plus 37). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Alibaba (Qwen)QVQ Max
40/100- ECI—
- Price$1.20 / $4.80
- Context131K
- Alibaba (Qwen)
Qwen3 Coder Plus
37/100- ECI—
- Price$1.00 / $5.00
- Context1.05M
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (QVQ Max 40/100, Qwen3 Coder Plus 37/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Qwen3 Coder Plus on price and Qwen3 Coder Plus for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceQwen3 Coder PlusQwen3 Coder Plus $2.00 · QVQ Max $2.10 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen3 Coder PlusQwen3 Coder Plus 1,048,576 · QVQ Max 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsQVQ MaxQVQ Max: Text, Images · Qwen3 Coder Plus: Text
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | QVQ Max | Qwen3 Coder Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 35 | 36 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 60 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 61 |
| Overall | 100% | 40/100 | 37/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | QVQ MaxAlibaba (Qwen) | Qwen3 Coder PlusAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $1.20 | $1.00 (best) |
| Output | $4.80 (best) | $5.00 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $2.10 | $2.00 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Alibaba API | Official Alibaba API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 65,536 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | qvq-max | qwen3-coder-plus |
| API providers | 1 | 11 (best) |
| Released | Mar 25, 2025 | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- QVQ Max$21.60
- Qwen3 Coder Plus$20.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: QVQ Max or Qwen3 Coder Plus?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (QVQ Max 40/100, Qwen3 Coder Plus 37/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Qwen3 Coder Plus on price and Qwen3 Coder Plus for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, QVQ Max or Qwen3 Coder Plus?
Qwen3 Coder Plus is cheaper at $1.00 input / $5.00 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). QVQ Max costs $1.20 input / $4.80 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $2.00 per million tokens for Qwen3 Coder Plus versus $2.10 for QVQ Max (1.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. QVQ Max has not been scored yet and Qwen3 Coder Plus has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for QVQ Max and Qwen3 Coder Plus yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3 Coder Plus has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 131,072 for QVQ Max. Maximum output per response: QVQ Max up to 8,192, Qwen3 Coder Plus up to 65,536 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
QVQ Max accepts text and images; Qwen3 Coder Plus accepts text. QVQ Max handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. QVQ Max and Qwen3 Coder Plus are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Qwen3 Coder Plus is the newest, released Jul 23, 2025. QVQ Max came out Mar 25, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: QVQ Max Apr 2024, Qwen3 Coder Plus Apr 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
