Qwen3 Max Thinking
Qwen Qwen3 Max Thinking — pricing, 262k context window, API cost calculator and alternatives.
By Qwen
Specs
- Provider
- Qwen
- Slug
- qwen/qwen3-max-thinking
- Capabilities
- tools, json_mode
Pricing freshness
- Tier
- standard
- Currency
- USD
- As of
- 2026-05-08 17:08 UTC
Pricing history
Tracking Qwen3 Max Thinking pricing since 2026-05-08. We'll plot the chart here once it changes.
Quickstart — call Qwen3 Max Thinking from your app
curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "qwen/qwen3-max-thinking",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs
# pip install openai
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key=os.environ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"],
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="qwen/qwen3-max-thinking",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs
// npm install openai
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
apiKey: process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY,
});
const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "qwen/qwen3-max-thinking",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs
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Frequently asked questions
What is Qwen3 Max Thinking?
Qwen3 Max Thinking is a large language model API from Qwen with a 262k-token context window. It costs $0.78 per 1M input tokens and $3.9 per 1M output tokens.
How much does Qwen3 Max Thinking cost?
Qwen3 Max Thinking is priced at $0.78 per 1M input tokens and $3.9 per 1M output tokens via the Qwen API. A 50/50 input/output workload of 1M total tokens costs about $2.34.
What is the context window of Qwen3 Max Thinking?
Qwen3 Max Thinking supports up to 262k tokens of context per request — roughly 524 pages of English text or 32768 lines of code at a typical density.
Does Qwen3 Max Thinking support vision, tool use, or JSON mode?
Qwen3 Max Thinking supports tool/function calling and structured JSON mode. It does not support image input (vision).
Who makes Qwen3 Max Thinking?
Qwen3 Max Thinking is built and operated by Qwen. Pricing, context window, and capabilities on this page are refreshed nightly from Qwen's public catalog.
Can I self-host Qwen3 Max Thinking?
Qwen3 Max Thinking is API-only — its weights are not publicly distributed by Qwen, so it cannot be self-hosted today.