Qwen3 Max Thinking Pricing
ReasoningQwen · 262K tokens context
Qwen3 Max Thinking from Qwen costs $0.780 per 1 million input tokens and $3.90 per 1 million output tokens as of June 2026 (live OpenRouter data). The model supports a 262,144-token context window (approximately 196,608 words) with a 33K-token maximum output. A typical 1,000-token request costs $0.0008 in input charges; a 10,000-token request costs $0.0078.
| Input price | $0.780 / 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Output price | $3.90 / 1M tokens |
| Output / input ratio | 5.0× |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens (~196,608 words) |
| Maximum output | 32,768 tokens |
| Cost per 1K tokens (input) | $0.0008 |
| Tier | Reasoning |
| Last verified |
Qwen3-Max-Thinking is the flagship reasoning model in the Qwen3 series, designed for high-stakes cognitive tasks that require deep, multi-step reasoning. By significantly scaling model capacity and reinforcement learning compute, it...
Input Price
$0.780
per 1 million tokens
Output Price
$3.90
per 1 million tokens
Context Window
262K tokens
max 33K output
Cost Examples
| Request Type | Tokens | Input Cost | Output Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 word article | 1,333 | $0.00104 | $0.00156 |
| 10-page document (2,500 words) | 3,333 | $0.0026 | $0.0039 |
| 1,000 lines of code | 5,000 | $0.0039 | $0.00585 |
| 100K token document | 100,000 | $0.078 | $0.117 |
Output cost estimated at 30% of input token count. Use the calculator for exact figures.
Strengths
- ✓Affordable at $0.78/1M input tokens
- ✓Large 262K-token context window
- ✓Step-by-step chain-of-thought reasoning
Limitations
- –Higher latency; reasoning tokens add to output cost
- –Quality and availability can vary by hosting provider
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