qwen-max
Alibaba (Qwen)/Proprietary/1 provider
Qwen3, the latest generation in the Qwen large language model series, features both dense and mixture-of-experts (MoE) architectures to excel in reasoning, multilingual support, and advanced agent tasks. Its unique ability to switch seamlessly between a thinking mode for complex reasoning and a non-thinking mode for efficient dialogue ensures versatile, high-quality performance. Significantly outperforming prior models like QwQ and Qwen2.5, Qwen3 delivers superior mathematics, coding, commonsense reasoning, creative writing, and interactive dialogue capabilities. The Qwen3-30B-A3B variant includes 30.5 billion parameters (3.3 billion activated), 48 layers, 128 experts (8 activated per task), and supports up to 131K token contexts with YaRN, setting a new standard among open-source models.MoreLess
Which id to call
alibaba/qwen-maxThis model has no managed policy yet, so call the provider endpoint directly. Every id in the endpoints table works the same way.
From /1M input
$1.60
Alibaba Cloud
Context
33K
tokens
Endpoints
1
1 region
Regions
1
chat
Capabilities 2/8
1 endpoint / 1 region
Providers serving qwen-max
Provider prices, per 1M tokens. Pay as you go adds 5%, or 0% on your own keys.
| Rank | Privacy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibaba Cloud | Global | 33K | $1.60 | $6.40 | $1.60 | zdr |
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Which id to call
One base url, https://router.requesty.ai/v1, and one key for every id here.
alibaba/qwen-maxThis model has no managed policy yet, so call the provider endpoint directly. Every id in the endpoints table works the same way.
OpenAI compatible
Call it in three lines
Change the base url, use your Requesty key, set the model to any id on the left. Existing OpenAI SDK code needs no other edit.
123456789101112131415from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI( api_key="YOUR_REQUESTY_API_KEY", base_url="https://router.requesty.ai/v1", ) response = client.chat.completions.create( model="alibaba/qwen-max", messages=[ {"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in one paragraph."}, ], ) print(response.choices[0].message.content)
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qwen-max questions
Which providers serve qwen-max?
qwen-max is available from 1 provider through Requesty: Alibaba Cloud. All endpoints share one OpenAI-compatible API and one key, and Requesty fails over between them automatically.
How much does qwen-max cost?
Pricing starts at $1.60 per million input tokens and $6.40 per million output tokens on Alibaba Cloud, the cheapest endpoint. Prices vary by provider and region; the table above shows every endpoint. Those are the upstream provider rates: pay as you go adds 5% on top, or 0% if you bring your own provider keys.
Is qwen-max open weights?
No. qwen-max is a proprietary model from Alibaba (Qwen), served through Alibaba (Qwen)'s own API and licensed cloud platforms.
What is the context window of qwen-max?
qwen-max supports up to 33K tokens of context. Some providers expose a smaller window; check the per-endpoint context column above.
How do I use qwen-max with the OpenAI SDK?
Install the OpenAI SDK, set base_url to "https://router.requesty.ai/v1", set your API key to your Requesty key, and set the model to "alibaba/qwen-max" or any endpoint id from the table above. The quickstart section shows Python, JavaScript and cURL snippets.
Route qwen-max through one endpoint
One key for 1 provider on this model and 600+ others. No markup on provider prices, automatic failover, caching built in.