Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)

Qwen3-Max API Pricing

International pricing, tiered by context length: 0-32K $1.2/$6, 32K-128K $2.4/$12, 128K-256K $3/$15 per 1M tokens. China (Beijing) region pricing is lower.

Verified against Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)’s pricing page on 2026-07-02.

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Facts

Specs

  • FamilyQwen
  • API IDqwen3-max
  • ModalityText
  • Context window
  • Max output
  • Release dateNot published

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

  • Input$1.20 / 1M tokens
  • Output$6.00 / 1M tokens
  • Cached input
  • Cache write
  • Batch discount

Notes

International pricing, tiered by context length: 0-32K $1.2/$6, 32K-128K $2.4/$12, 128K-256K $3/$15 per 1M tokens. China (Beijing) region pricing is lower.

Worked cost examples

Estimated monthly cost on three common usage shapes

WorkloadEst. monthly cost

Chatbot

800 input / 200 output tokens per request, 100,000 requests/month

$216.00

RAG pipeline

6,000 input / 700 output tokens per request, 30,000 requests/month

$342.00

Batch summarization

20,000 input / 1,500 output tokens per request, 5,000 requests/month

$165.00

Price history

Changes we have documented since we began tracking

No price changes recorded since we began tracking.

Qwen3-Max pricing FAQ

How much does Qwen3-Max cost per 1M tokens?
Qwen3-Max costs $1.20 per 1M input tokens and $6.00 per 1M output tokens.
How much does Qwen3-Max cost per request?
A typical request of 800 input and 200 output tokens costs about $0.0022 on Qwen3-Max.
Is Qwen3-Max cheaper than Qwen-Flash?
Qwen3-Max is more expensive than Qwen-Flash on input tokens, by about 2300%.
Does Qwen3-Max have cache pricing?
No cache discount is documented for Qwen3-Max on the provider's pricing page.