Qwen2.5 Max
Analysis Summary
Qwen2.5 Max is Alibaba's large 2025 model, with results across reasoning, knowledge, coding, and scientific coding. Its GPQA and MMLU Pro results are the strongest evidence in this batch, while live coding and scientific coding indicate useful but uneven technical ability.
It could support analytical drafting, research assistance, and selected structured content tasks where stronger quality is needed than a compact model provides. The listed pricing is relatively high for bulk automation, and the data does not specify context size, tool use, modality, or throughput. It is therefore a secondary option rather than a first-choice model for complex agents or engineering.
Assessed September 7, 2026
Editorial notes
Qwen2.5 Max shows useful general knowledge and reasoning results, with moderate coding performance, but its measured capability is far below current flagship standards and the supplied price is not volume-oriented.
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DFO Verdict
Qwen2.5 Max shows useful general knowledge and reasoning results, with moderate coding performance, but its measured capability is far below current flagship standards and the supplied price is not volume-oriented.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
8 Intelligence Index
How Qwen2.5 Max compares
Qwen2.5 Max ranks #282 of 438 AI models we track for overall intelligence. At $1.60 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 19% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $1.60 | $0.001600 |
| Output | $6.40 | $0.006400 |
What would Qwen2.5 Max cost your business?
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Talk to our teamFrequently asked questions about Qwen2.5 Max
How much does Qwen2.5 Max cost?
Qwen2.5 Max costs $1.60 per million input tokens and $6.40 per million output tokens.
Who created Qwen2.5 Max?
Qwen2.5 Max is developed by Alibaba and was released on January 28, 2025.