Qwen3 Max pricing and routing profile
Qwen3 Max from Qwen (Alibaba) lists at $0.78 per million input tokens and $3.90 per million output tokens, with a 262,144-token context window. Prices from OpenRouter's catalogue on 2026-09-28.
Tool callingStructured outputLog probabilities
Cost per 1,000 requests
| Request shape | List cost |
|---|---|
| Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out) | $0.507 |
| Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out) | $3.12 |
| Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out) | $8.19 |
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Can Gimbix route to it first?
Yes. At least one host return token log probabilities for Qwen3 Max, which is the confidence signal Gimbix uses to let a cheaper model answer first.
Cheaper models that can answer first
Models priced below Qwen3 Max that expose a confidence signal. Whether they answer your traffic as well is what a Gimbix pilot measures.
| Model | Input / output per 1M | Cheaper on a chat reply |
|---|---|---|
| Kimi K2.6 | $0.65 / $3.41 | 15% |
| Kimi K2.7 Code | $0.656 / $3.30 | 16% |
| Qwen3 Coder Plus | $0.65 / $3.25 | 17% |
| Qwen3.5 397B A17B | $0.55 / $3.50 | 20% |
| Kimi K2 Thinking | $0.60 / $2.50 | 29% |
| GPT Audio Mini | $0.60 / $2.40 | 31% |
Questions
How much does Qwen3 Max cost?
Qwen3 Max lists at $0.78 per million input tokens and $3.90 per million output tokens on OpenRouter as of 2026-09-28. A typical chat reply of 2,000 input and 400 output tokens costs about $3.12 per 1,000 requests.
What is the context window of Qwen3 Max?
262,144 tokens.
Can a cheaper model replace Qwen3 Max?
Sometimes. Gimbix proves it on your own traffic before routing: the cheaper model must match Qwen3 Max on one half of your requests and make at most three answers worse on the other.