Alibaba (Qwen) · Released Apr 3, 2024Qwen Max
Flagship Qwen model for complex reasoning, coding, and agentic workflows.
- Capability
- —No ECI score yet
- Input
- $1.60per 1M tokens
- Output
- $6.40per 1M tokens
- Context
- 33K8K max output
What it costs
- Input
- $1.60per million tokens
- Output
- $6.40per million tokens
- Blended (3:1)
- $2.80pricier than 73% of priced models
Typical monthly bills
| Monthly usage | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens | $6.40 |
| Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens | $72.00 |
| Production app250M input + 50M output tokens | $720.00 |
Official Alibaba API price, as listed on models.dev.
Independent benchmarks
Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for Qwen Max yet.
The details
- Lab
- Alibaba (Qwen)
- Released
- Apr 3, 2024
- Knowledge cutoff
- Apr 2024
- Context window
- 32,768 tokens
- Max output
- 8,192 tokens
- Inputs
- Text
- Output
- Text
- Reasoning
- No
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Structured output
- No
- Weights
- Proprietary
- API model ID
qwen-maxon Alibaba- Availability
- 6 API providerslisted on models.dev
What Alibaba (Qwen) claims
Published by the lab at launch. Settings vary, so compare these only with care.
| Benchmark | Score | Setting | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | 21.8 percent correct | — | Source |
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About Qwen Max
How much does Qwen Max cost?
Qwen Max costs $1.60 input / $6.40 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $2.80 per million tokens, more expensive than 73% of the 360 priced models we track.
What is the context window of Qwen Max?
Qwen Max accepts up to 32,768 tokens per request and can write up to 8,192 tokens in one response.
How good is Qwen Max?
Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for Qwen Max yet.
Is Qwen Max open source?
No. Qwen Max is proprietary; you use it through Alibaba’s API or partner platforms.
What inputs does Qwen Max support?
Qwen Max accepts text and replies in text. It is not a dedicated reasoning model, supports tool calling.
When was Qwen Max released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen Max on Apr 3, 2024. Its training data runs to Apr 2024.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen Max?
The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are Sonar Reasoning Pro (Perplexity, $2.00 / $8.00), Command R+ (Cohere, $2.50 / $10.00), Palmyra X4 (Writer, $2.50 / $10.00) and Magistral Medium (Mistral AI, $2.00 / $5.00).