Qwen3 Max API Pricing
Alibaba · released 2025-09-23
Also searched as: Qwen 3 Max pricing
Qwen3 Max price
0.120¢ / 1K
0.600¢ / 1K
0.240¢ / 1K
Single public source; verify on the official site; Deprecated by the vendor
Official list price from Alibaba, as recorded by models.dev
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.24¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.78¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0660 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0480 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $72.00 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $1.20) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $6.00).
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) | 142.5 | epoch | 2025-09-24 |
| Epoch Mock AIME accuracy | No public data yet | ||
| Epoch FrontierMath (T1–3) accuracy | No public data yet | ||
| Arena text rating | No public data yet | ||
| Arena coding rating (human preference votes, not task accuracy) | No public data yet | ||
| Arena math rating | No public data yet | ||
| Arena WebDev rating | No public data yet | ||
Similar ECI, lower price
| Model | ECI | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-5 Nano | 139.2 | $0.1375 |
| GPT-5.4 nano | 146.4 | $0.4625 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 146.9 | $0.525 |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | 144.9 | $0.5625 |
| GPT-5 Mini | 146.1 | $0.6875 |
More from Alibaba
| Model | Released | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo | 2026-10-09 | — |
| Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro | 2026-10-02 | — |
| Qwen 3.8 Max Prime | 2026-09-23 | — |
| Qwen3.8 Omni Flash | 2026-09-17 | $0.23 |
| Qwen-Image-2.1 | 2026-09-14 | — |
| Qwen3.8 Max 0902 | 2026-09-02 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8 Flash Next | 2026-08-27 | — |
| Qwen3.8 Flash | 2026-08-26 | $0.23 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Qwen3 Max See Qwen3 Max on the leaderboard
Prices: Alibaba's official list price as recorded by models.dev; benchmarks: see sources below; last synced 2026-11-06.
FAQ
Who develops Qwen3 Max?
Qwen3 Max is developed by Alibaba, released 2025-09-23.
How much does Qwen3 Max cost per million tokens?
Qwen3 Max costs $1.20 per 1M input tokens and $6.00 per 1M output tokens ($2.40 blended), per Alibaba's official list price as recorded by models.dev.
What is the Qwen3 Max API price?
The Qwen3 Max API price is $1.20 per 1M input tokens and $6.00 per 1M output tokens ($2.40 per 1M blended).
How much does Qwen3 Max cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.24¢ on Qwen3 Max, at $1.20/1M input and $6.00/1M output.
Is Qwen3 Max free?
Qwen3 Max's official API list price is $1.20 per 1M input tokens and $6.00 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Alibaba's site for those.
How does Qwen3 Max rank on benchmarks?
Qwen3 Max scores 142.5 on the Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI), ranking #83 of 107 models we track with a published ECI score.
Is there a cheaper model with a similar ECI to Qwen3 Max?
Yes — GPT-5 Nano scores a similar ECI (139.2) at $0.1375/1M blended, versus $2.40/1M for Qwen3 Max.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing for Qwen3 Max comes from models.dev and LiteLLM (open MIT-licensed catalogs); benchmark scores come from Epoch AI and LMArena (open CC BY 4.0 licenses) — see /data-sources/. Last synced 2026-11-06.