Alibaba (Qwen) · Released Sep 5, 2025Qwen3 Max Preview
Flagship Qwen model for complex reasoning, coding, and agentic workflows.
- Capability
- —No ECI score yet
- Input
- $0.975per 1M tokens
- Output
- $4.14per 1M tokens
- Context
- 262K33K max output
What it costs
- Input
- $0.975per million tokens
- Output
- $4.14per million tokens
- Blended (3:1)
- $1.77pricier than 70% of priced models
Typical monthly bills
| Monthly usage | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens | $4.02 |
| Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens | $45.07 |
| Production app250M input + 50M output tokens | $450.65 |
Median of 2 paid API providers on models.dev.
Independent benchmarks
Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for Qwen3 Max Preview yet.
The details
- Lab
- Alibaba (Qwen)
- Released
- Sep 5, 2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- Apr 2025
- Context window
- 262,144 tokens
- Max output
- 32,768 tokens
- Inputs
- Text
- Output
- Text
- Reasoning
- No
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Structured output
- No
- Weights
- Proprietary
- Availability
- 2 API providerslisted on models.dev
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About Qwen3 Max Preview
How much does Qwen3 Max Preview cost?
Qwen3 Max Preview costs $0.975 input / $4.14 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $1.77 per million tokens, more expensive than 70% of the 445 priced models we track.
What is the context window of Qwen3 Max Preview?
Qwen3 Max Preview accepts up to 262,144 tokens per request and can write up to 32,768 tokens in one response.
How good is Qwen3 Max Preview?
Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for Qwen3 Max Preview yet.
Is Qwen3 Max Preview open source?
No. Qwen3 Max Preview is proprietary; you use it through an API or partner platforms.
What inputs does Qwen3 Max Preview support?
Qwen3 Max Preview accepts text and replies in text. It is not a dedicated reasoning model, supports tool calling.
When was Qwen3 Max Preview released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen3 Max Preview on Sep 5, 2025. Its training data runs to Apr 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen3 Max Preview?
The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are Hermes 4 405B (Nous Research, $1.00 / $3.00), Apertus 70B (Swiss AI, $0.82 / $2.42), Relace Search (Relace, $1.00 / $3.00) and Kimi K2 Instruct 0905 (Moonshot AI, $0.60 / $2.50).