Qwen: Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max delivers solid reasoning and strong math performance with tool use and a 262K context window, sitting in the good-to-very-good tier of capable models. Regional accessibility for UK businesses is a factor, and pricing is on the higher side relative to comparable open alternatives.
Assessment date: April 4, 2026
Our methodology takes into account a range of factors including pricing, functionality, capabilities, benchmark performance, and real-world applicability. Rankings are reviewed and updated regularly as new models are released. Issues with our rankings? Contact us
Performance Profile
Qwen3-Max is an updated release built on the Qwen3 series, offering major improvements in reasoning, instruction following, multilingual support, and long-tail knowledge coverage compared to the January 2025 version. It delivers higher accuracy in math, coding, logic, and science tasks, follows complex instructions in Chinese and English more reliably, reduces hallucinations, and produces higher-quality responses for open-ended Q&A, writing, and conversation. The model supports over 100 languages with stronger translation and commonsense reasoning, and is optimized for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and tool calling, though it does not include a dedicated “thinking” mode.
Capabilities
Architecture
| Modality | Text → Text |
| Tokenizer | Qwen3 |
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
Benchmark Scores
Intelligence
Technical
Content
Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.78 | $0.000780 |
| Output | $3.90 | $0.003900 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics — refreshed every 30 minutes.
