Intelligence
19
score
Qwen3 Max (Preview) scores 19 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it …
vs class avg: 17
Alibaba•Open weights•September 5, 2025
Qwen3 Max (Preview)
Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Source:Artificial Analysis scrapeType:Open weights
Speed
69.3
output tokens/sec
Qwen3 Max (Preview) generates output at 69.3 tokens per second (based on Alibaba's API), which is …
Latency
4.16s
TTFT
Qwen3 Max (Preview) has a time to first token (TTFT) of 4.16s (based on Alibaba's API), which is at …
Input Price#25/76
$1.20
/ 1M tokens
Qwen3 Max (Preview) costs $1.20 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $1.88) and $6. …
Output Price#29/76
$6.00
/ 1M tokens
Qwen3 Max (Preview) costs $1.20 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $1.88) and $6. …
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 — $1.20 / M input, $6.00 / 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 19 handles routine reasoning but may struggle with open-ended agentic tasks. | Route simpler sub-tasks here; keep hard reasoning on a stronger model. |
| High-volume chat & customer-facing | Strong | Output speed 69.3 tokens/sec is adequate for chat. | Suitable for chat; monitor latency under concurrent load. |
| Latency-sensitive applications | Moderate | TTFT 4.16s — latency may be noticeable in interactive use. | Consider routing latency-critical paths to faster models. |
| Cost-sensitive pipelines | Moderate | Output pricing at $6.00 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 $1.20, output $6.00. 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
Qwen3 Max (Preview) scores 19 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above 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
Qwen3 Max (Preview) generates output at 69.3 tokens per second (based on Alibaba's API), which is above average compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 61.7 t/s).
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 $1.20, output $6.00. This model is expensive for high-volume or output-heavy workloads.
Intelligence & Quality
Benchmark scores and quality indices measuring model capability.
AA-Omniscience Index
AA-Omniscience Index (higher is better) measures knowledge reliability and hallucination. It rewards correct answers, penalizes hallucinations, and has no penalty for refusing to answer. Scores range from -100 to 100, where 0 means as many correct as incorrect answers, and negative scores mean more incorrect than correct. · 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.
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.
Output 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.
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.
Latency & Response Time
Time to first token and end-to-end response latency.
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, including reasoning model 'thinking' time · 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.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
Seconds to first answer token received · Accounts for reasoning model 'thinking' time · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Latency includes thinking / reasoning time when applicable. Lower is better for interactive use cases.
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.
Time per Intelligence Index Task
Weighted average decode time (minutes) per task; excludes TTFT and overhead time · 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.
Specifications
Technical Specifications
Qwen3 Max (Preview) scores 19 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 17). Qwen3 Max (Preview) generates output at 69.3 tokens per second (based on Alibaba's API), which is above average compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 61.7 t/s). Qwen3 Max (Preview) costs $1.20 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $1.88) and $6.00 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $7.75), based on Alibaba's API.
Qwen3 Max (Preview)
- Model type
- Open weights
- Reasoning
- No
- Input modalities
- Qwen3 Max (Preview) supports text input.
- Output modalities
- Qwen3 Max (Preview) supports text output.
- Context window
- 260k tokens
- Open weights / source
- No, Qwen3 Max (Preview) is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.
- Parameters
- Qwen3 Max (Preview) is a proprietary model and Alibaba has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.
- API availability
- Yes, Qwen3 Max (Preview) is available via API through 1 provider.
Methodology & Provenance
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Frequently Asked Questions
Qwen3 Max (Preview) was released on September 5, 2025.
Qwen3 Max (Preview) was created by Alibaba.
Qwen3 Max (Preview) scores 19 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 17).