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Using Qwen3-Max on OpenRouter

Implementation guide · Qwen3 · Alibaba

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OpenRouter exposes Qwen3-Max through model ID qwen/qwen3-max-thinking. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

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Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at OpenRouter and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the OpenRouter SDK or REST API to call qwen/qwen3-max-thinking — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $0.78/1M input, $3.90/1M output tokens. See full pricing.
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Code Examples

See OpenRouter documentation for integration details.

Pricing on OpenRouter

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$0.78
Output tokens$3.90

Capabilities

VisionMultimodalJSON / Tool useStructured Outputs

About Qwen3-Max

Alibaba's Qwen3-Max, flagship model with improved multilingual and reasoning capabilities.

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Model Specs

Released2025-04-28
Context262k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2025-12

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Provider

OpenRouter
OpenRouter

OpenRouter, Inc.

New York, NY, USA