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Qwen Max (Alibaba Cloud)
alibaba·alibaba/qwen-max-3·GA·Closed·qwen series
Flagship Qwen model for complex reasoning, coding, and agentic workflows
At a glance
Reference price$1.60 / $6.40 per 1M
Cache read — · LLM Gateway
Lowest paid$1.60 / $6.40
LLM Gateway Gateway
Context32,768
Output limit8,192
Capabilities
Reasoning✓ Tool useStructured output✓ Temperature✓ Attachments
Modalities
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Knowledge cutoff2024-04
Released / updated2024-04-03 / 2025-01-25
Quality & performance
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Available at 1 providers1 with public prices
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLM Gateway alibaba/qwen-max | Gateway | $1.60 | $6.40 | — | — | 32,768 | 8,192 |
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Your usage cost
1LLM Gateway$640.00
The cheapest paid channel is the only channel.
Related models
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Price historyone sample accumulated per data sync
Input list $1.60Output list $6.40Min blended $2.80
Price history accumulates from each data sync; currently only 1 sample(s) (2026-08-21). Each future sync adds a point, and once accumulated a line is drawn here.