Intelligence
10
score
Qwen2.5 Max scores 10 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below …
vs class avg: 17
Alibaba•Open weights•January 28, 2025
Qwen2.5 Max
Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Source:Artificial Analysis scrapeType:Open weights
Input Price#37/76
$1.60
/ 1M tokens
Qwen2.5 Max costs $1.60 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $1.88) and $6. …
Output Price#36/76
$6.40
/ 1M tokens
Qwen2.5 Max costs $1.60 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $1.88) and $6. …
Speed
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Latency
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Decision Overview
Ethen's intelligence-driven routing assessment for this model
Overall verdict
Capable everyday model
Good for routine tasks; route complex reasoning and premium workloads to stronger models.
Best for
- Routine Q&A
- Content summarization
- Classification
- Light coding
- High-value tasks where quality outweighs cost
Weak or unsuitable
- Complex reasoning
- Agentic workflows
- Research-grade analysis
- Routine high-volume generation
- Simple extraction or labeling
Routing recommendation
1
Lower-cost models for repetitive or high-volume work
2
Cache-backed reuse for repeated prompts
Cost pressure
Premium pricing — $1.60 / M input, $6.40 / M output. Use cheaper routes for repetitive or low-risk work.
Model-fit matrix
Use this model where capability pays for itself; route away where volume, latency, or budget dominate.
| Use case | Fit | Reason | Routing note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complex reasoning & agentic workflows | Moderate | Intelligence score 10 handles routine reasoning but may struggle with open-ended agentic tasks. | Route simpler sub-tasks here; keep hard reasoning on a stronger model. |
| Cost-sensitive pipelines | Moderate | Output pricing at $6.40 is premium. Route high-volume simple tasks to cheaper alternatives. | Use only for high-value tasks; route simple queries to budget models. |
Cost pressure
HighPricing is premium — input $1.60, output $6.40. This model is expensive for high-volume or output-heavy workloads.
Cheaper substitutes
- Lower-cost models for repetitive or high-volume work
- Cache-backed reuse for repeated prompts
Route away when
- Output-heavy tasks
- High-frequency chat at scale
- Simple queries that cheaper models handle well
Highlights
Key benchmark results at a glance.
Intelligence
Intelligence position
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Qwen2.5 Max scores 10 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 17).
Speed
Speed position
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Higher throughput supports faster interactive use.
Context, Cost & Pricing
Price/value position
Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Pricing is premium — input $1.60, output $6.40. This model is expensive for high-volume or output-heavy workloads.
Intelligence & Quality
Benchmark scores and quality indices measuring model capability.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Speed & Throughput
Output tokens per second and generation throughput.
Speed
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Speed should be read together with latency and cost; fast output does not always mean better user-perceived performance.
Context, Cost & Pricing
Context window size, cost per task, and token pricing.
Context Window
Context window: tokens limit · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Larger context windows enable complex multi-turn tasks but may increase latency and cost for long inputs.
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Cost per Task
Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Cost (USD) to run all evaluations in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Price (USD per M Tokens) · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Specifications
Technical Specifications
Qwen2.5 Max scores 10 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 17). Qwen2.5 Max costs $1.60 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $1.88) and $6.40 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $7.75), based on Alibaba's API.
Qwen2.5 Max
- Model type
- Open weights
- Reasoning
- No
- Input modalities
- Qwen2.5 Max supports text input.
- Output modalities
- Qwen2.5 Max supports text output.
- Context window
- 32k tokens
- Open weights / source
- No, Qwen2.5 Max is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.
- Parameters
- Qwen2.5 Max is a proprietary model and Alibaba has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.
- API availability
- Yes, Qwen2.5 Max is available via API through 1 provider.
Methodology & Provenance
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Frequently Asked Questions
Qwen2.5 Max was released on January 28, 2025.
Qwen2.5 Max was created by Alibaba.
Qwen2.5 Max scores 10 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 17).