Qwen3 Max Thinking pricing
Qwen3-Max-Thinking is the flagship reasoning model in the Qwen3 series, designed for high-stakes cognitive tasks that require deep, multi-step reasoning. Qwen3 Max Thinking from Alibaba (Qwen) costs $0.780 per 1M input tokens and $3.90 per 1M output tokens. Context window 262,144 tokens.
API id qwen3-max-thinking · Alibaba (Qwen) · source · updated 2026-09-26 · general-purpose
$0.780
Input / 1M tokens
$3.90
Output / 1M tokens
—
Cached input / 1M
262K
Context window
Qwen3 Max Thinking specifications
- Provider
- Alibaba (Qwen)
- API id
qwen3-max-thinking- Model type
- general-purpose
- Context window
- 262K tokens
- Max output
- 66K tokens
- Currency
- USD
- Price source
- Provider API
- Last checked
- 2026-09-26
Tags
- flagship
- reasoning
Qwen3 Max Thinking across providers
The same model, priced by every seller we track. Ranked by the cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens, standard tier; savings measured against buying from the vendor directly.
| Provider | Input /1M | Cached /1M | Output /1M | 1M in + 1M out | vs vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.780 | — | $3.90 | $4.68 | — | |
OpenRouterHost | $0.780 | — | $3.90 | $4.68 | — |
DeepInfraHost | $1.20 | $0.240 | $6.00 | $7.20 | +54% |
What Qwen3 Max Thinking costs in practice
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 1,000 | 500 | $0.0027 |
| Document summary | 50,000 | 2,000 | $0.05 |
| 1M tokens in, 200K out | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | $1.56 |
Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.
Common questions
- How much does Qwen3 Max Thinking cost per 1M tokens?
- Qwen3 Max Thinking costs $0.780 per 1M input tokens and $3.90 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier.
- What is Qwen3 Max Thinking's context window?
- Qwen3 Max Thinking accepts up to 262,144 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 65,536 output tokens.
- Is there a cheaper Qwen model than Qwen3 Max Thinking?
- Yes. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is $0.360 per 1M input tokens versus $0.780 for Qwen3 Max Thinking, with a 32,768 token context window.
- Where does this Qwen3 Max Thinking price come from?
- From the OpenRouter catalogue, because Alibaba (Qwen) does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from Alibaba (Qwen)'s own — verify before committing spend.
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