Qwen: Qwen3 Max
Model Type
Proprietary Model
API access only
Recommended Use Cases
Try Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max is Alibaba's flagship trillion-parameter large language model, offering state-of-the-art performance on reasoning, coding, and multilingual tasks. Unlike most Qwen models, it is API-only and not open-weight.
Our biggest model yet, with over 1 trillion parameters.
- Qwen Team
Overview
Qwen3-Max was released in September 2025 as Alibaba's largest and most capable model. It uses a Mixture-of-Experts architecture trained on 36 trillion tokens. The model ranks consistently in the global top 3 on LMArena benchmarks, surpassing GPT-5-Chat and competing with other frontier models.
Key Features
- Trillion-scale: 1T+ parameters, largest in the Qwen family
- 262K context: Ultra-long document and conversation handling
- Thinking mode: Integrated tools (web search, code interpreter) during reasoning
- Agent optimized: Enhanced tool calling and agentic programming
- Multilingual: 119 languages with strong translation capabilities
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Parameters | 1T+ |
| Architecture | Mixture-of-Experts |
| Training Data | 36T tokens |
| Context Length | 262K tokens |
| Output Length | Up to 65K tokens |
| Release Date | September 2025 |
| License | Proprietary (API only) |
Performance Highlights
- LMArena: #3 globally on text leaderboard
- SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6% (strong agentic coding)
- AIME25: 100% with thinking mode (using code interpreter)
- Arena-Hard v2: Outperforms Claude Opus 4, Kimi K2, DeepSeek-V3.1
Thinking Mode
Qwen3-Max supports hybrid thinking with integrated tools:
- Web search: Real-time information retrieval during reasoning
- Code interpreter: Execute code to solve mathematical problems
- Web extractor: Parse and analyze web content
When to Use Qwen3-Max
Choose Qwen3-Max when you need:
- Maximum capability without self-hosting
- Complex reasoning with tool integration
- Long-document understanding (262K context)
- Production-grade reliability and speed
- Agent and tool-calling workflows
Consider alternatives when you need:
- Open weights for customization (use Qwen3-235B-A22B)
- Local deployment (use open-weight models)
- Vision capabilities (use Qwen3-VL)
- Coding specialist (use Qwen3-Coder)
Availability
- API: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, OpenRouter
- Web: chat.qwen.ai
- Open Weights: Not available (proprietary)
Role in Series
Qwen API models by capability:
- Qwen-Flash: Fastest, lowest cost
- Qwen-Turbo: Fast, cost-effective
- Qwen-Plus: Balanced performance
- Qwen3-Max: Maximum capability (this model)