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Qwen3 Max vs Qwen3 Max Thinking

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Qwen3 Max wins:

  • Better at coding

Qwen3 Max Thinking wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Qwen3 Max
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3 Max Thinking
Context Window
Qwen3 Max Thinking
Speed
Qwen3 Max Thinking

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureQwen3 MaxQwen3 Max Thinking
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyQwen3 MaxQwen3 Max Thinking
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorQwenQwen
ReleasedSep 2025Feb 2026

Qwen3 Max Modalities

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Qwen3 Max Thinking Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3 Max has cheaper input pricing at $0.78/M tokens. Qwen3 Max has cheaper output pricing at $3.90/M tokens.
Qwen3 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 25.5, compared to Qwen3 Max Thinking's score of 24.5.
Qwen3 Max has a 262,144 token context window, while Qwen3 Max Thinking has a 262,144 token context window.
Qwen3 Max does not support vision. Qwen3 Max Thinking does not support vision.