Qwen: Qwen VL Max

Qwen: Qwen VL Max

qwen · Released Feb 1, 2025
Intelligence #318 / 756
33.0 our score
Speed
Not reported
Input Price #475 / 756
$0.520 per 1M tokens
Output Price #484 / 756
$2.08 per 1M tokens
Context #390 / 756
131,072 tokens

Analysis Summary

Qwen VL Max is a multimodal text and image model with vision, tool use, function calling, and a 131,072-token context window. Pricing is $0.52 per million input tokens and $2.08 per million output tokens. No intelligence, coding, instruction-following, or agentic benchmark data is supplied, so its performance on demanding tasks remains unverified.

The feature combination fits screenshot analysis, visual content review, document extraction, and structured workflows that need actions triggered from image or text inputs. Its context capacity supports substantial briefs and reference material, while function calling can connect the model to agency systems. Teams should still test image accuracy, schema adherence, and tool reliability before allowing autonomous execution. Adopt it for reviewed multimodal workflows where visual input is central and a premium over basic Qwen tiers is justified.

Assessed August 9, 2026

Editorial notes

Qwen VL Max pairs vision, tool use, and function calling with a 131K context window, making it useful for visual content and document workflows; no supplied benchmarks confirm its reasoning or coding reliability.

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DFO Verdict

Qwen VL Max pairs vision, tool use, and function calling with a 131K context window, making it useful for visual content and document workflows; no supplied benchmarks confirm its reasoning or coding reliability.

#318 of 756 overall Up 11 this week

How Qwen: Qwen VL Max compares

Its 131K-token context window is larger than 48% of the models we list. At $0.52 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 37% of comparable models.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 58% of models #318
Price: cheaper than 37% of models #475
Context: larger than 48% of models #390
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
Qwen: Qwen VL Max $0.52 in $2.08 out
OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra $10.00 in $50.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 $10.00 in $50.00 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Intelligence0Technical0Value7.3Content6.5
Performance profile

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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Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $0.52 $0.000520
Output $2.08 $0.002080

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

$0/mo Qwen: Qwen VL Max

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About Qwen: Qwen VL Max

Qwen VL Max is a visual understanding model with 7500 tokens context length. It excels in delivering optimal performance for a broader spectrum of complex tasks.

Frequently asked questions about Qwen: Qwen VL Max

How much does Qwen: Qwen VL Max cost?

Qwen: Qwen VL Max costs $0.52 per million input tokens and $2.08 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of Qwen: Qwen VL Max?

Qwen: Qwen VL Max has a context window of 131,072 tokens (131K).

What can Qwen: Qwen VL Max do?

Qwen: Qwen VL Max supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created Qwen: Qwen VL Max?

Qwen: Qwen VL Max is developed by Qwen and was released on February 1, 2025.

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