Qwen3 Max Thinking
Summary
Qwen3 Max Thinking is a language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 9 Feb 2026. It accepts text and generates text, with a 262K-token context window and up to 66K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.78 per million input tokens and $3.90 per million output tokens (OpenRouter), across 1 provider we track. It is scheduled for retirement on 9 Oct 2026.
Qwen3-Max-Thinking is the flagship reasoning model in the Qwen3 series, designed for high-stakes cognitive tasks that require deep, multi-step reasoning. By significantly scaling model capacity and reinforcement learning compute, it...
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Release date | 9 Feb 2026 [OpenRouter] |
| Status | Generally available |
| Context window | 262K (262,144 tokens) [OpenRouter] |
| Max output | 66K tokens [OpenRouter] |
| Input | Text [OpenRouter] |
| Output | Text [OpenRouter] |
| Reasoning mode | Yes [OpenRouter] |
| Tool calling | Yes [OpenRouter] |
| Structured output | Yes [OpenRouter] |
| Retirement date | 9 Oct 2026 [OpenRouter] |
Qwen3 Max Thinking API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter qwen/qwen3-max-thinking | $0.78 | $3.90 | – | 262K | OpenRouter, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Qwen3 Max Thinking?
Qwen3 Max Thinking has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K) and can generate up to 65,536 tokens in a single response, according to OpenRouter.
How much does the Qwen3 Max Thinking API cost?
Qwen3 Max Thinking is listed from $0.78 per million input tokens and $3.90 per million output tokens (OpenRouter). Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
When was Qwen3 Max Thinking released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen3 Max Thinking on 9 Feb 2026, according to OpenRouter.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.