Qwen3 Coder Plus vs QVQ Max
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)Qwen3 Coder Plus
37/100- ECI—
- Price$1.00 / $5.00
- Context1.05M
- Alibaba (Qwen)
QVQ Max
40/100- ECI—
- Price$1.20 / $4.80
- Context131K
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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 MaxQwen3 Coder Plus: Text · QVQ Max: Text, Images
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Qwen3 Coder Plus | QVQ Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 36 | 35 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 60 |
| Context window | 20% | 61 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 37/100 | 40/100 |
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 | Qwen3 Coder PlusAlibaba (Qwen) | QVQ MaxAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $1.00 (best) | $1.20 |
| Output | $5.00 | $4.80 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $2.00 (best) | $2.10 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Alibaba API | Official Alibaba API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | qwen3-coder-plus | qvq-max |
| API providers | 11 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Jul 23, 2025 | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2025 | Apr 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Qwen3 Coder Plus$20.00
- QVQ Max$21.60
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen3 Coder Plus or QVQ Max?
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, Qwen3 Coder Plus or QVQ Max?
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. Qwen3 Coder Plus has not been scored yet and QVQ Max has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3 Coder Plus and QVQ Max 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: Qwen3 Coder Plus up to 65,536, QVQ Max up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen3 Coder Plus accepts text; QVQ Max accepts text and images. QVQ Max handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. Qwen3 Coder Plus and QVQ Max 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: Qwen3 Coder Plus Apr 2025, QVQ Max Apr 2024.
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.
