Head-to-Head Model Comparison

Qwen3 Max vs Qwen3-VL Plus

Benchmarks, API Token Pricing, Context Window & Speed Comparison

Verificato dal team di ricerca di GetInfoUsUltima verifica: October 2026Politica editoriale

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Alibaba

Qwen3 Max

IA Agentica e Strumenti Autonomi

Qwen3 Max di Alibaba è un modello di IA progettato per i workflow agentici autonomi, il tool calling e l’automazione multi-step, con finestra di contesto da 262K, velocità di 72 token/s, indice di intelligenza di 88/100 e tariffa di $2/$6 p

Intelligence Index88 / 100

Input Token:

$2.00 / 1M

Output Token:

$6.00 / 1M

Context Window:

262.1K tokens

SWE-bench Verified:

62.5%

Alibaba

Qwen3-VL Plus

IA Multimodale Nativa

Qwen3-VL Plus di Alibaba è un modello di IA progettato per la comprensione multimodale nativa di testo e immagini e l’analisi visiva dei documenti, con finestra di contesto da 262K, velocità di 80 token/s, indice di intelligenza di 82/100 e

Intelligence Index82 / 100

Input Token:

$0.50 / 1M

Output Token:

$2.00 / 1M

Context Window:

262.1K tokens

SWE-bench Verified:

N/A

Differenze Chiave a Colpo d’Occhio

Qwen3-VL Plus is 3.4x cheaper for API usage (input + output tokens combined).
Qwen3-VL Plus is faster at 80 tok/s vs 72 tok/s.

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Feature	Qwen3 Max	Qwen3-VL Plus
Intelligence Index Composite reasoning & knowledge score (0-100)	88	82
Provider	Alibaba	Alibaba
Input Price Cost per million input tokens	$2.00 / 1M	$0.50 / 1M
Output Price Cost per million output tokens	$6.00 / 1M	$2.00 / 1M
Blended Price Weighted 7:2:1 cache:input:output per 1M	$1.28 / 1M	$0.34 / 1M
Context Window Maximum input + output tokens	262.1K tokens~393 A4 pages of text	262.1K tokens~393 A4 pages of text
Max Output Tokens Per single request	16K	16K
Throughput Speed Tokens generated per second	72 tok/s	80 tok/s
SWE-bench Verified Real-world software engineering	62.5%	N/A
GPQA Diamond Graduate-level reasoning	71.2%	64%
Cached Input Price Prompt caching discount per 1M tokens	$0.40 / 1M	$0.05 / 1M

Chi vince in ogni categoria?

At-a-glance decision framework

Coding

Evaluations ongoing

Cost

Qwen3-VL Plus

3.4x cheaper monthly runtime

Speed

Qwen3-VL Plus

+11% faster generation

Context

Tied

262.1K tokens window

Punteggi Benchmark Verificati

Official evaluation metrics verified by independent third-party research labs.

Qwen3 MaxQwen3-VL Plus

SWE-bench Verified (Autonomous Coding)

Industry benchmark evaluating real-world GitHub issue resolution and multi-file debugging.

62.5%vsN/A

GPQA Diamond (Doctorate-Level Science & Math)

Challenging questions created by domain experts to test complex PhD-level reasoning.

71.2%vs64%

MMLU-Pro (Multi-task Language Understanding)

Hardened reasoning and academic knowledge benchmark with reduced lucky-guess probability.

84.5%vs81%

LMSYS Chatbot Arena Elo

Crowdsourced human preference evaluation based on blind, head-to-head model battles.

1395ptsvs1345pts

Generation Speed (Throughput)

Tokens emitted per second during active generation streaming.

72 tok/s vs80 tok/s

Latenza e Tempo di Risposta

Time to first token (TTFT) and estimated end-to-end response time for a typical 500-token response.

Time to First Token (TTFT)Lower is better

Qwen3 Max0.59s

Qwen3-VL Plus0.56s

Est. End-to-End Response (500 tokens)TTFT + generation time

Qwen3 Max7.53s

Qwen3-VL Plus6.81s

Simulatore Interattivo dei Costi Token

Adjust sliders to calculate projected monthly cloud API spending with prompt caching discounts.

Daily Input Tokens100K / day

10K500K1M

Daily Output Tokens30K / day

5K150K300K

Prompt Cache Hit Ratio50% cached

0% (Cold)50%90% (Warm)

Qwen3 Max Monthly API Bill

$9.00 / month

$2/1M in · $6/1M out

Qwen3-VL Plus Monthly API Bill

$2.63 / month

$0.5/1M in · $2/1M out

Qwen3-VL Plus saves approximately $6.38 / month (71%) under this workload.3.4x Savings

Qwen3 Max · Strengths & Key Advantages

Finestra di contesto da 262K con capacità massima di output fino a 16K token (SWE-bench Verified 62.5% · GPQA Diamond 71.2%)
Throughput elevato di 72 token/secondo con latenza al primo token (TTFT) di soli 590 ms
Economia API competitiva ($2/$6 per 1M di token) con supporto per prompt caching, tool calling e output JSON strutturati

Considerations & Trade-offs

Modello cloud proprietario chiuso; non consente il download locale dei pesi per l’esecuzione offline
Per volumi di traffico elevati in produzione si consiglia di attivare il prompt caching e la Batch API

Qwen3-VL Plus · Strengths & Key Advantages

Finestra di contesto da 262K con capacità massima di output fino a 16K token (GPQA Diamond 64% · MMLU-Pro 81%)
Throughput elevato di 80 token/secondo con latenza al primo token (TTFT) di soli 560 ms
Economia API competitiva ($0.5/$2 per 1M di token) con supporto per prompt caching, tool calling e output JSON strutturati

Considerations & Trade-offs

Modello cloud proprietario chiuso; non consente il download locale dei pesi per l’esecuzione offline
Nelle dimostrazioni scientifiche più estreme, i modelli di ragionamento pesante dedicati offrono maggiore profondità

Token Use & Task Economics

Estimated cost and token consumption to complete one representative agentic task.

Metric	Qwen3 Max	Qwen3-VL Plus
Cost per Task Estimated USD to finish one task	$0.28	$0.16
Output Tokens / Task Tokens generated per task	25K	20K
Reasoning Tokens / Task Thinking tokens burned per task	10K	6K

Specifiche Tecniche

Architecture, release timeline, capabilities, and modalities.

Feature	Qwen3 Max	Qwen3-VL Plus
Official API Model ID (SDK)	qwen3-max-instruct	qwen3-vl-plus-instruct
API Protocol	Alibaba REST API (OpenAI-Compatible)	Alibaba REST API (OpenAI-Compatible)
Release Date	2025-09	2025-09
Knowledge Cutoff	July 2025	July 2025
Architecture	Advanced Dense/MoE Hybrid Frontier Transformer	Multimodal Vision-Language Frontier Transformer
Parameters	Confidential	Confidential
Enterprise Rate Limits (RPM / TPM)	5,000 – 15,000 RPM (Production Tier) · 800,000 – 2,000,000 TPM	5,000 – 15,000 RPM (Production Tier) · 800,000 – 2,000,000 TPM
Long-Context Tier (>128K/200K)	Flat rate ($2/1M in) across full 262K window	Flat rate ($0.5/1M in) across full 262K window
Prompt Cache Policy & TTL	Cached input at $0.4/1M tokens	Cached input at $0.05/1M tokens
Computer Use / GUI Agent	API / CLI Tool-Use & DOM Agent ready (no raw pixel desktop click loop)	Supported (Screen coordinate grounding, browser & desktop GUI action loops)
MCP & Parallel Tool Calling	Native MCP Client/Server ready · Parallel function calling · 100% Strict JSON Schema	Native MCP Client/Server ready · Parallel function calling · 100% Strict JSON Schema
Web Search Grounding & Sandbox	Supported via external Tavily/Exa Search & E2B/Docker Sandbox tools	Supported via external Tavily/Exa Search & E2B/Docker Sandbox tools
Official Fine-Tuning Support	API Prompt Engineering & RAG Distillation	API Prompt Engineering & RAG Distillation
Multimodal Token Billing	Text BPE (~4 chars/token)	Text BPE (~4 chars/token) · Vision (~258–765 tokens per image tile)
Quantization & Min GPU VRAM	Cloud-Hosted Proprietary (FP8 / BF16 Tensor Core Cluster) · Zero Local VRAM Required (100% Serverless Cloud API)	Cloud-Hosted Proprietary (FP8 / BF16 Tensor Core Cluster) · Zero Local VRAM Required (100% Serverless Cloud API)
Safety & Frontier Classification	Alibaba Production Safety & Alignment Verified	Alibaba Production Safety & Alignment Verified
Enterprise Compliance (ZDR/HIPAA/SOC2)	SOC2 Type II · GDPR · Zero Data Retention (ZDR) & HIPAA BAA Available on Enterprise Tier	SOC2 Type II · GDPR · Zero Data Retention (ZDR) & HIPAA BAA Available on Enterprise Tier
Input Modalities	text	text, vision
Output Modalities	text	text

Qwen3 Max vs Qwen3-VL Plus: Risposte Rapide (FAQ)

Which is more intelligent, Qwen3 Max or Qwen3-VL Plus?

Qwen3 Max is more intelligent. It scores 88 compared with 82 on the composite Intelligence Index.

Which model is faster?

Qwen3-VL Plus is faster, generating 80 tokens per second compared with 72 tokens per second.

Which model is cheaper to run?

Qwen3-VL Plus is cheaper at $0.34 per 1M tokens blended, compared with $1.28 (7:2:1 cache:input:output ratio).

Which model has lower latency?

Qwen3-VL Plus has lower latency, with a time to first token of 0.56s compared with 0.59s.

Verdetto

Sia Qwen3 Max (Ideale per i workflow agentici autonomi, il tool calling e l’automazione multi-step, sistemi RAG aziendali e integrazioni API scalabili.) sia Qwen3-VL Plus (Ideale per la comprensione multimodale nativa di testo e immagini e l’analisi visiva dei documenti, sistemi RAG aziendali e integrazioni API scalabili.) eccellono in produzione: Qwen3 Max guida nei benchmark di ragionamento e programmazione, Qwen3-VL Plus garantisce una generazione più rapida e Qwen3-VL Plus offre il miglior rapporto qualità-prezzo per carichi API elevati.

Domande Frequenti (FAQ)

Quale modello è migliore per coding e ragionamento, Qwen3 Max o Qwen3-VL Plus?+

Nell’indice di intelligenza composito e nei benchmark di programmazione prevale Qwen3 Max. Consulta i punteggi SWE-bench e GPQA qui sopra per tutti i dettagli.

Qual è la differenza di prezzo API tra Qwen3 Max e Qwen3-VL Plus?+

Qwen3 Max costa $2.00 / $6.00 per milione di token di input/output, mentre Qwen3-VL Plus costa $0.50 / $2.00. Nel costo combinato, Qwen3-VL Plus risulta più economico.

Quale modello ha la finestra di contesto più ampia e la velocità maggiore?+

Qwen3 Max supporta 262.1K token di contesto contro 262.1K token di Qwen3-VL Plus, mentre Qwen3-VL Plus offre una velocità di generazione superiore.

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Qwen3 Max vs Qwen3-VL Plus

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Qwen3 Max

Qwen3-VL Plus

Chi vince in ogni categoria?

Punteggi Benchmark Verificati

Latenza e Tempo di Risposta

Simulatore Interattivo dei Costi Token

Qwen3 Max · Strengths & Key Advantages

Considerations & Trade-offs

Qwen3-VL Plus · Strengths & Key Advantages

Considerations & Trade-offs

Token Use & Task Economics

Specifiche Tecniche

Qwen3 Max vs Qwen3-VL Plus: Risposte Rapide (FAQ)

Verdetto

Domande Frequenti (FAQ)

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