Ways to buy 1
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Qwen (Alibaba) APIThe lab's own API | $0.78 | $3.9 | $0.78 / $3.9List price | n/a | List price |
USD per 1M tokens. Regions are separate routes.
Through a gateway
Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $156.00 direct.
Helicone$156.00+0%
Kong AI Gateway$156.00+0%
LiteLLM$156.00+0%
Vercel AI Gateway$156.00+0%
Cloudflare AI Gateway$163.80+5%
Requesty$163.80+5%
Eden AI$164.58+5.5%
OpenRouter$164.58+5.5%
No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.
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| Qwen3.8 Omni Flash Qwen (Alibaba) · 1M | $0.15 | $0.47 | $0.15 / $0.47 | $0.23 | 1M | Lab list price | · |
| Qwen3.8 Max (0902) Qwen (Alibaba) · 1M | $2 | $6 | $2 / $6 | $3 | 1M | Lab list price | · |
| Qwen3.8 Flash Qwen (Alibaba) · 1M | $0.15 | $0.47 | $0.15 / $0.47 | $0.23 | 1M | Lab list price | · |
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About Qwen3 Max Thinking
Qwen3-Max-Thinking is the flagship reasoning model in the Qwen3 series, designed for high-stakes cognitive tasks that require deep, multi-step reasoning.
Takes text in and returns text. First listed Feb 15, 2026. Up to 66K output tokens. Blended price $1.56 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Model id qwen3-max-thinking.
Price history
List price since Feb 15, 2026, from Internet Archive snapshots of the OpenRouter catalog, then daily reads.
| Seen | Model | Old price | New price | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | Qwen3 Max ThinkingInput $1.2 to $0.78, Output $6 to $3.9 | Input $1.2Output $6 | Input $0.78Output $3.9 | -35% |
Across fru.devCompany profile
Questions
How much does Qwen3 Max Thinking cost?
$0.78 per million input tokens and $3.9 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Qwen3 Max Thinking?
262K tokens, with up to 66K tokens of output.
Has Qwen3 Max Thinking's price changed?
Yes. The output price went from $6 to $3.9, first seen Mar 6, 2026.
Sources: OpenRouter's public model catalog and each provider's own pricing page, read every morning at 05:00 UTC; gateway fees re-read every Monday. List prices: your contract may differ. Logos via logo.dev; trademarks belong to their owners.