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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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
| Workload | Est. 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.