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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3 Max vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

Gemini 2.5 Pro comes out ahead, 63 to 50 on our weighted score, though Qwen3 Max is 30% cheaper per token.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 Max

    Released Sep 23, 2025

    50/100
    • ECI142.4
    • Price$1.20 / $6.00
    • Context262K
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  2. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 2.5 Pro

    Released Jun 17, 2025

    63/100
    • ECI145.3
    • Price$1.25 / $10.00
    • Context1.05M
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01 — Verdict

Gemini 2.5 Pro is our pick

Gemini 2.5 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Qwen3 Max (50). It leads on capability, inputs & features and context window. Qwen3 Max wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityGemini 2.5 ProCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.5 Pro 145.3 · Qwen3 Max 142.4
  • Lowest priceQwen3 MaxQwen3 Max $2.40 · Gemini 2.5 Pro $3.44 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 2.5 ProGemini 2.5 Pro 1,048,576 · Qwen3 Max 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 2.5 ProQwen3 Max: Text · Gemini 2.5 Pro: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3 MaxGemini 2.5 Pro
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%6872
Price25%3224
Inputs & features15%25100
Context window10%3761
Overall100%50/10063/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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Qwen3 Max vs Gemini 2.5 Pro specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3 MaxAlibaba (Qwen)Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)142.4145.3 (best)
ECI rank#91 of 148#78 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions72.6%85.3% (best)
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics19.0%24.6% (best)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics73.3%84.7% (best)
SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues—57.6%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions48.8%—
Price per million tokens
Input$1.20 (best)$1.25
Output$6.00 (best)$10.00
Cached input—$0.125
Blended (3:1)$2.40 (best)$3.44
Long-context rateSame rateOver 200K: $2.50 / $15.00
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial Google API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output65,536 tokens65,536 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model IDqwen3-maxgemini-2.5-pro
API providers1622 (best)
ReleasedSep 23, 2025Jun 17, 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025Jan 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3 Max$24.00
  • Gemini 2.5 Pro$32.50
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3 Max or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Gemini 2.5 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Qwen3 Max (50). It leads on capability, inputs & features and context window. Qwen3 Max wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Max or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Qwen3 Max is cheaper at $1.20 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $1.25 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Google API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $2.40 per million tokens for Qwen3 Max versus $3.44 for Gemini 2.5 Pro (1.4× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Pro scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.5 Pro 145.3 (#78 of 148) and Qwen3 Max 142.4 (#91 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (143.6–146.9 vs 140.0–144.6), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Gemini 2.5 Pro 85.3%, Qwen3 Max 72.6%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — Gemini 2.5 Pro 24.6%, Qwen3 Max 19.0%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Gemini 2.5 Pro 84.7%, Qwen3 Max 73.3%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3 Max yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Gemini 2.5 Pro leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 2.5 Pro has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 262,144 for Qwen3 Max. Maximum output per response: Qwen3 Max up to 65,536, Gemini 2.5 Pro up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3 Max accepts text; Gemini 2.5 Pro accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video. Gemini 2.5 Pro handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

No. Qwen3 Max and Gemini 2.5 Pro are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

Qwen3 Max is the newest, released Sep 23, 2025. Gemini 2.5 Pro came out Jun 17, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3 Max Apr 2025, Gemini 2.5 Pro Jan 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.

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