Model comparison
Qwen 3.7 Max vs Qwen3-Max
Two Qwen tiers compared on the figures that decide which one a workload actually needs.
Catalog record checked September 3, 2026Individual provider fields may changeEvidence confidence: High — see receipts below
Qwen
Qwen 3.7 Max
Frontier
Qwen
Qwen3-Max
Frontier
| Specification | Qwen 3.7 Max | Qwen3-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Qwen | Qwen |
| Tier | Frontier | Frontier |
| Context window | Winner: 1M | 262K |
| Max output | Winner: 128K | 66K |
| Input / 1M tokens | $2.50 | Winner: $1.20 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $7.50 | Winner: $6 |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Parameters | proprietary MoE | 1T (proprietary) |
| Reasoning levels | low, high, max | low, high, max |
| Modalities | text, image, video | text, image, video |
| API model id | qwen3.7-max | qwen3-max |
| Released | May 20, 2026 | September 23, 2025 |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (2026-08-14) | Winner: 55 | 52 |
Prices are USD per million tokens at standard rates, excluding batch and caching discounts. Bold indicates the better figure where one is objectively better. Values we could not confirm from the provider are shown as “Not verified” rather than estimated.
Benchmark receipts
- 2026-08-14: Artificial AnalysisComposite index blending reasoning, knowledge, and coding evals into one 0–100 score. Comparability: directly comparable — AA occasionally rebaselines the index scale between snapshots — a score captured on one date is only comparable to same-snapshot scores (check measuredAt).
Pricing tiers: Qwen 3.7 Max: Model Studio list $2.50/$7.50 per MTok; a 50%-off promo ($1.25/$3.75) ran at launch. Closed API. · Qwen3-Max: Qwen API $1.20/$6.00 per MTok (≤32K); higher tiers for 32K–256K. OpenRouter lists ~$0.78/$3.90. Proprietary, API-only.
Qwen 3.7 Max
Qwen 3.7 Max is Alibaba's previous-generation proprietary flagship with a 1M-token context.
Best for
- API-only multimodal
- Long-context
- Enterprise
Watch out
Closed/proprietary; no published weights. Succeeded by Qwen 3.8 Max.
Qwen3-Max
Qwen3-Max is Alibaba's proprietary 1-trillion-parameter API model with multimodal input.
Best for
- Agentic coding
- Multimodal knowledge work
- Long-context via API
Watch out
Max line is proprietary/API-only (no published weights). Per-provider prices differ.
When the cheaper one wins
Qwen3-Max is cheaper on output at $6 per million tokens against $7.50 for Qwen 3.7 Max — about 1.3×. Use the cheaper tier for classification, extraction, summarisation, and any task where the expensive model’s extra score does not change the accepted output. The expensive one only pays if your hardest task actually fails on the cheap tier. These are standard-tier API rates, excluding batch and cache discounts.
Run the model pickerEvidence confidence: High
How strong and complete the evidence behind this comparison is — not a prediction of which model is better.
- Pricing verified on both sides — Input and output rates are verified for both models.
- 5/5 core specs verified on both sides — All core specifications verified for both models.
- 1 shared named benchmark with differing scores — Measured on: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
- Verified within the last 90 days — Newest catalog check was 8 days ago.
- Both models carry source citations — Each side has at least two catalog sources on record.
Source receipts
Each catalog figure was checked against the provider or an independent second source on the date shown.
- Qwen 3.7 Max: Alibaba Cloud — Qwen3.7: The Agent Frontier (accessed 2026-08-29)
- Qwen 3.7 Max: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (accessed 2026-08-29)
- Qwen3-Max: OpenRouter — Qwen3-Max (accessed 2026-08-29)
- Qwen3-Max: AI Release Tracker — Qwen3-Max (accessed 2026-08-29)
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Common questions
Qwen 3.7 Max vs Qwen3-Max
Answered from the verified figures on this page rather than general guidance.
Is Qwen 3.7 Max or Qwen3-Max cheaper for input?
Qwen3-Max is cheaper at $1.20 per million input tokens, against $2.50 for Qwen 3.7 Max — roughly 2.1× the price. Output tokens usually dominate a real bill, so weigh the output rate more heavily than the input rate. These are base rates; Qwen 3.7 Max has tiered pricing: Model Studio list $2.50/$7.50 per MTok; a 50%-off promo ($1.25/$3.75) ran at launch. Closed API. Qwen3-Max has tiered pricing: Qwen API $1.20/$6.00 per MTok (≤32K); higher tiers for 32K–256K. OpenRouter lists ~$0.78/$3.90. Proprietary, API-only.
Is Qwen 3.7 Max or Qwen3-Max cheaper for output?
Qwen3-Max is cheaper at $6 per million output tokens, against $7.50 for Qwen 3.7 Max — roughly 1.3× the price. Output tokens usually dominate a real bill, so weigh the output rate more heavily than the input rate. These are base rates; Qwen 3.7 Max has tiered pricing: Model Studio list $2.50/$7.50 per MTok; a 50%-off promo ($1.25/$3.75) ran at launch. Closed API. Qwen3-Max has tiered pricing: Qwen API $1.20/$6.00 per MTok (≤32K); higher tiers for 32K–256K. OpenRouter lists ~$0.78/$3.90. Proprietary, API-only.
Which has the larger context window, Qwen 3.7 Max or Qwen3-Max?
Qwen 3.7 Max accepts 1M tokens against 262K for Qwen3-Max. This only matters if you routinely send very long documents or large codebases.
Do Qwen 3.7 Max and Qwen3-Max support the same reasoning levels?
Yes — both accept the same effort settings: "low", "high", "max". Higher effort costs more and takes longer, so start low and raise it only where output quality actually improves.
Should I use Qwen 3.7 Max or Qwen3-Max?
Both sit in the frontier tier, so the choice usually comes down to price and context rather than capability. Qwen 3.7 Max suits api-only multimodal; Qwen3-Max suits agentic coding.
Next step
Choosing between them
The verified figures that separate this pair, computed from the catalog rather than restated boilerplate.
- Input price: Qwen3-Max costs $1.20 per 1M tokens versus $2.50 for Qwen 3.7 Max — a 2.1x difference at the headline tier.
- Context: Qwen 3.7 Max takes 1M against 262K for Qwen3-Max — only decisive if your prompts approach the smaller window.
- Measured capability: Qwen 3.7 Max leads Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index 55 to 52 (measured 2026-08-14).
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