QVQ Max
Summary
QVQ Max is a proprietary language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 25 Mar 2025. It accepts text and images and generates text, with a 131K-token context window and up to 8K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $1.20 per million input tokens and $4.80 per million output tokens (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio), across 1 provider we track.
Qwen vision-language model for visual reasoning, documents, and agent tasks
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Release date | 25 Mar 2025 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Proprietary (API only) [models.dev] |
| Context window | 131K (131,072 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 8K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2024 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text and images [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | Yes [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | Yes [models.dev] |
QVQ Max API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio qvq-max | $1.20 | $4.80 | – | 131K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of QVQ Max?
QVQ Max has a context window of 131,072 tokens (131K) and can generate up to 8,192 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the QVQ Max API cost?
Through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, QVQ Max costs $1.20 per million input tokens and $4.80 per million output tokens. Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is QVQ Max open source?
No. QVQ Max is a proprietary model; Alibaba (Qwen) has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.
When was QVQ Max released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released QVQ Max on 25 Mar 2025, according to models.dev.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.