# Qwen Max

> Qwen Max is a proprietary language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 3 Apr 2024. It accepts text and generates text, with a 33K-token context window and up to 8K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $1.60 per million input tokens and $6.40 per million output tokens (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio), across 1 provider we track.

Source page: https://www.aimodel.directory/models/qwen-max
Last verified: 4 Oct 2026

## Specifications

- **Developer:** Alibaba (Qwen)
- **Release date:** 3 Apr 2024 (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-max.toml)
- **Status:** Generally available (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-max.toml)
- **Weights:** Proprietary (API only) (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-max.toml)
- **Context window:** 33K (32,768 tokens) (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-max.toml)
- **Max output:** 8K tokens (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-max.toml)
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Apr 2024 (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-max.toml)
- **Input:** Text (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-max.toml)
- **Output:** Text (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-max.toml)
- **Reasoning mode:** No (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-max.toml)
- **Tool calling:** Yes (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/alibaba/models/qwen-max.toml)

## API pricing (USD per 1M tokens)

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio | $1.60 | $6.40 | – | 33K |

## FAQ

### What is the context window of Qwen Max?

Qwen Max has a context window of 32,768 tokens (33K) and can generate up to 8,192 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.

### How much does the Qwen Max API cost?

Through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Qwen Max costs $1.60 per million input tokens and $6.40 per million output tokens. Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.

### Is Qwen Max open source?

No. Qwen Max is a proprietary model; Alibaba (Qwen) has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.

### When was Qwen Max released?

Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen Max on 3 Apr 2024, according to models.dev.

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