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Qwen3-Max

Tiered pricing: 2.5-7 CNY input, 10-28 CNY output depending on request size. Supports thinking mode.

chat OpenAI-compatible Function calling 262K context Released 2025

Pricing

Type USD / 1M tokens CNY / 1M tokens
Input $0.34 ¥2.5
Output $1.37 ¥10

vs Western Models

Qwen3-Max vs GPT-5.2 ($1.75/$14)
81% cheaper input 90% cheaper output
Qwen3-Max vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 ($3/$15)
89% cheaper input 91% cheaper output
Qwen3-Max vs Gemini 2.5 Pro ($1.25/$10)
73% cheaper input 86% cheaper output

IDE Setup

Cursor

base_url: https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1
model: qwen3-max

Cline

base_url: https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1
model: qwen3-max

Strengths

  • + general intelligence
  • + reasoning
  • + coding

Watch Out For

  • ! content censorship
  • ! tiered pricing based on input length

International Access

Direct access: Yes
Latency from US: 200-400ms
Registration: Alibaba Cloud account
Payment: credit card

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