How much does Qwen: Qwen3 Max cost per 1M tokens?

Qwen: Qwen3 Max costs $0.780 per 1M input tokens and $3.90 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.156 per 1M.

What is Qwen: Qwen3 Max's context window?

Qwen: Qwen3 Max accepts up to 262,144 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 65,536 output tokens.

Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Qwen: Qwen3 Max?

Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $0.780 for Qwen: Qwen3 Max, with a 16,385 token context window.

Where does this Qwen: Qwen3 Max price come from?

From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

Qwen: Qwen3 Max pricing

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. Qwen: Qwen3 Max from OpenRouter costs $0.780 per 1M input tokens and $3.90 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.156 per 1M. Context window 262,144 tokens.

API id qwen/qwen3-max · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$0.780

Input / 1M tokens

$3.90

Output / 1M tokens

$0.156

Cached input / 1M

262K

Context window

Qwen: Qwen3 Max specifications

Provider: OpenRouter
API id: qwen/qwen3-max
Model type: general-purpose
Context window: 262K tokens
Max output: 66K tokens
Currency: USD
Price source: Provider API
Last checked: 2026-09-25

Qwen3 Max 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
Alibaba (Qwen)VendorCheapest	$0.780	$0.156	$3.90	$4.68	—
OpenRouterHostviewing	$0.780	$0.156	$3.90	$4.68	—
DeepInfraHost	$1.20	$0.240	$6.00	$7.20	+54%

What Qwen: Qwen3 Max costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
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 Qwen: Qwen3 Max cost per 1M tokens?: Qwen: Qwen3 Max costs $0.780 per 1M input tokens and $3.90 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.156 per 1M.
What is Qwen: Qwen3 Max's context window?: Qwen: Qwen3 Max accepts up to 262,144 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 65,536 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Qwen: Qwen3 Max?: Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $0.780 for Qwen: Qwen3 Max, with a 16,385 token context window.
Where does this Qwen: Qwen3 Max price come from?: From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

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