Qwen: Qwen-Max✓ Catalog verified
Qwen-Max, based on Qwen2.5, provides the best inference performance among Qwen models, especially for complex multi-step tasks. It's a large-scale MoE model that has been pretrained on over 20 trillion tokens and further post-trained with curated Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) and Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) methodologies. The parameter count is unknown.
Overview
Qwen-Max, based on Qwen2.5, provides the best inference performance among Qwen models, especially for complex multi-step tasks. It's a large-scale MoE model that has been pretrained on over 20 trillion tokens and further post-trained with curated Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) and Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) methodologies. The parameter count is unknown.
Access: available through the official Qwen API. Context window: 33K.
Specifications
| API identifier | qwen/qwen-max |
| Provider | Qwen |
| Model type | Text LLM |
| Context window | 33K catalog |
| Input modalities | text |
| Output modalities | text |
| Released | Feb 1, 2025 |
| Tokenizer | Qwen |
| Moderated | No |
| Architecture modality | text->text |
Pricing
Live pricing components for qwen/qwen-max as published in the catalog.
| Pricing component | Raw unit price | Normalized | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prompt tokens | $0.00000104 | $1.04 / 1M | Per input token |
| Completion tokens | $0.00000416 | $4.16 / 1M | Per output token |
| Request fee | N/A | N/A | Per request |
| Image fee | N/A | N/A | Per image unit |
| Web search fee | N/A | N/A | Per search request |
Cost calculator
Estimate monthly spend from your own token volumes.
Estimated Total Cost
$1.35Calculated from current list pricing in the ModelsAtlas catalog.Capabilities
| Capability | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Understanding | Not advertised | Image and document analysis support |
| Audio Processing | Not advertised | Speech and voice aligned flows |
| Tool Calling | ✓ Supported | Supports tools / function calling |
| Self-Hosting | ✓ Supported | Deploy outside managed APIs |
Capability signals
Directional signals derived from model metadata and capability tags — not official benchmark submissions.
Quick start
Call Qwen: Qwen-Max through an OpenAI-compatible client.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="qwen/qwen-max",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum physics."}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Alternatives
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| Model | Provider | Context | Input /1M | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AionLabs: Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) | Aion Labs | 33K | $0.80 | View → |
| Arcee AI: Coder Large | Arcee Ai | 33K | $0.50 | View → |
Sources & attribution
Pricing and metadata are maintained in the ModelsAtlas catalog.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Qwen: Qwen-Max cost?
$1.04 per 1M input tokens and $4.16 per 1M output tokens on the official Qwen API.
What is the context window of Qwen: Qwen-Max?
Qwen: Qwen-Max supports up to 33K tokens of context.
Does Qwen: Qwen-Max support tool / function calling?
Yes, Qwen: Qwen-Max supports tool / function calling — you can register tools and the model will emit structured tool calls.
How do I access Qwen: Qwen-Max?
Use the official Qwen API with the model id `qwen/qwen-max`. See the Quick start section above for code examples.