Qwen Max pricing & specs
Alibaba (Qwen) · released 2024-04-03 · ● verified 2026-10-11
input / 1M$1.60
output / 1M$6.40
context32.8K
max output8.2K
// price history ($/1M tokens)
// cheaper or similar alternatives
| model | in | out | ctx | vs Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | $0.02 | $0.02 | 131K | −99.3% |
| Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | $0.02 | $0.05 | 16.4K | −99% |
| Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 | $0.04 | $0.04 | 32.8K | −98.6% |
| Gemma 4 E2B IT | $0.04 | $0.08 | 131.1K | −98.2% |
| Qwen3.7 Flash | $0.03 | $0.13 | 1M | −98% |
// faq
How much does Qwen Max cost?
Qwen Max costs $1.60 per million input tokens and $6.40 per million output tokens. At 50M input and 10M output tokens per month that is about $144.
What is the context window of Qwen Max?
32.8K tokens, with up to 8.2K output tokens per request.
What are cheaper alternatives to Qwen Max?
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct ($0.02 in / $0.02 out), Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct ($0.02 in / $0.05 out), Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 ($0.04 in / $0.04 out) offer the same input types and capabilities for less.
// spec sheet
- input / 1M
- $1.60
- output / 1M
- $6.40
- blended (3:1)
- $2.80
- context
- 32.8K
- max output
- 8.2K
- input types
- text
- reasoning
- no
- tool calling
- yes
- structured output
- no
- open weights
- no
- knowledge cutoff
- 2024-04
- price source
- Alibaba (Qwen)
// cost calculator
| model | in $/1M | out $/1M | = monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | $0.02 | $0.02 | $1.20 |
| Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | $0.02 | $0.05 | $1.50 |
| Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $2.40 |
| Qwen Max | $1.60 | $6.40 | $144 |
Base-tier list prices. Long-context tiers, caching and batch discounts are not included.