Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking is designed for extensive text handling with a context length of 262,144 tokens and supports both reasoning and tools integration. It can process input in text format only but offers robust support for complex tasks requiring deeper understanding and reasoning capabilities. This model should be considered by users needing strong analytical and tool-integration abilities at a relatively high price point, with input costing $0.78 per thousand tokens and output $3.9 per thousand tokens. Its benchmark score of 52.8 across independent tests suggests it performs well in comprehensive evaluations; however, its broad coverage has not yet been fully validated.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 52.8 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-08-13. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 53.6 |
- Model ID
- qwen/qwen3-max-thinking
- Vendor
- qwen
- Released
- February 2026
- Tokenizer
- Qwen
- Input Modalities
- text
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 65,536 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- text only
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.78/M input and $3.90/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.03 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.58 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $11.70 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking cost?
- $0.78 per million input tokens and $3.90 per million output tokens.
- What is Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking's context window?
- 262,144 tokens, roughly 393 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking process images?
- No, it is text-only on the input side.