Qwen3-Max-Preview
Summary
Qwen3-Max-Preview is a proprietary language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 1 Jan 2025. It accepts text and generates text, with a 256K-token context window and up to 32K output tokens per response.
Flagship Qwen model for complex reasoning, coding, and agentic workflows
Last verified 17 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Release date | 1 Jan 2025 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Proprietary (API only) [models.dev] |
| Context window | 256K (256,000 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 32K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | Dec 2024 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | No [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | Yes [models.dev] |
Qwen3-Max-Preview API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
We do not currently track a paid API listing for this model.
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Qwen3-Max-Preview?
Qwen3-Max-Preview has a context window of 256,000 tokens (256K) and can generate up to 32,000 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
Is Qwen3-Max-Preview open source?
No. Qwen3-Max-Preview is a proprietary model; Alibaba (Qwen) has not released its weights.
When was Qwen3-Max-Preview released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen3-Max-Preview on 1 Jan 2025, according to models.dev.
Change history
- Added to the directory