Qwen3 Max pricing
Qwen3 Max API cost from Alibaba (Qwen) — $0.780 per 1M input tokens and $3.90 per 1M output tokens. Flagship. Estimate your real monthly bill below, then compare it against every other model.
Flagship 256K context · all prices USD per 1M tokens, list price last verified 2026-06-27.
Qwen3 Max capabilities & limits
Representative specs for this tier — confirm exact limits in the Alibaba (Qwen) docs.
Call Qwen3 Max from your code
The exact model string and endpoint to use. Works with the OpenAI SDK — just point base_url at the URL below.
qwen3-maxhttps://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1DASHSCOPE_API_KEYcurl https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DASHSCOPE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "qwen3-max",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
}'Model strings follow each provider's naming convention; confirm the current id in the Alibaba (Qwen) docs before relying on it.
What a Qwen3 Max API call actually costs
Blended input + output cost at Qwen3 Max's list rates — useful yardsticks before you commit to volume.
Qwen3 Max cost calculator
Enter your monthly volume to estimate the Qwen3 Max bill. Runs entirely in your browser.
Alibaba (Qwen) models — Qwen3 Max in context
How Qwen3 Max prices against its siblings. Cheapest reference cost first.
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Cost / call* | Context | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 235B A22B Open weights, very cheap | $0.090 | $0.100 | $0.0002 | 256K | Fast / cheap open |
| Qwen3 Coder Open, code-specialised, 1M ctx | $0.220 | $1.80 | $0.0020 | 1M | Balanced open |
| Qwen3 Max Flagship | $0.780 | $3.90 | $0.0047 | 256K | Flagship |
*Reference cost of one call with 1,000 input + 1,000 output tokens — a neutral yardstick. Use the calculator for your real usage. Cheapest row highlighted.
How Qwen3 Max pricing works
Qwen3 Max is billed per token: a lower input price of $0.780 per million tokens for everything you send, and a higher output price of $3.90 per million for everything the model generates. To turn that into a real Qwen3 Max bill, multiply by your monthly request volume and average prompt/response length — the calculator above does exactly that.
Qwen3 Max does not list a separate cached-input rate, so every input token bills at $0.780 per million. If repeated context is a big part of your prompts, a model with prompt caching may end up cheaper in practice.
List prices move fast — always confirm the current numbers on the official Alibaba (Qwen) pricing page before relying on them for budgeting.
Qwen3 Max pricing FAQ
How much does the Qwen3 Max API cost?
Qwen3 Max costs $0.780 per 1M input tokens and $3.90 per 1M output tokens. A typical 3K-input / 500-output call works out to about $0.0043.
What is Qwen3 Max's context window?
Qwen3 Max has a 256K-token context window. Tokens you put in the prompt are billed at the $0.780 per 1M input rate.
Does Qwen3 Max charge extra for output tokens?
Yes. Output (generated) tokens cost $3.90 per 1M, versus $0.780 per 1M for input — about 5.0× more, which is normal for LLM APIs.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Qwen3 Max?
In the same flagship tier, MiniMax-M3 (MiniMax) is cheaper at $0.300 in / $1.20 out. The overall cheapest model on the market is Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B.