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qwen/qwen3-max-thinking

qwen/qwen3-max-thinking

262,144 context · $1.20/M input tokens · $6.00/M output tokens

Qwen3-Max-Thinking is the flagship reasoning model in the Qwen3 series, designed for high-stakes cognitive tasks that require deep, multi-step reasoning. By significantly scaling model capacity and reinforcement learning compute, it delivers major gains in factual accuracy, complex reasoning, instruction following, alignment with human preferences, and agentic behavior.

Pricing

Pay-per-use

No upfront costs, pay only for what you use

Input
32K $1.20 / M Tokens
128K > 32K $2.40 / M Tokens
> 128K $3.00 / M Tokens
Output
32K $6.00 / M Tokens
128K > 32K $12.00 / M Tokens
> 128K $15.00 / M Tokens

API Usage

Use the following code examples to integrate with our API:

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    base_url="https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen/qwen3-max-thinking",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Model Introduction

Qwen qwen3-max-thinking

Qwen3-Max-Thinking is the flagship reasoning model in the Qwen3 series, designed for high-stakes cognitive tasks that require deep, multi-step reasoni

Qwen3-Max-Thinking is the flagship reasoning model in the Qwen3 series, designed for high-stakes cognitive tasks that require deep, multi-step reasoning. By significantly scaling model capacity and reinforcement learning compute, it delivers major gains in factual accuracy, complex reasoning, instruction following, alignment with human preferences, and agentic behavior.


Why It Looks Great

  • Large Language Model architecture for efficient processing
  • 262144 context window for long document handling
  • Competitive pricing at $0.8/$3.9 per million tokens

Key Features

  • Context Window: 262144 tokens
  • Max Output: 32768 tokens
  • Vision: Supported
  • Function Calling: Supported

Specifications

SpecificationValue
ProviderQwen
Model TypeLarge Language Model (LLM)
ArchitectureN/A
Context Window262144 tokens
Max Output32768 tokens
InputText
OutputText
VisionSupported
Function CallingSupported

Pricing

Token TypeCost per Million Tokens
Input$0.8
Output$3.9

How to Use

  1. Write your prompt — describe the task, provide context, and specify desired output format.
  2. Submit — the model processes your request and returns the response.

API Integration

Base URL: https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1 API Endpoint: chat/completions Model ID: qwen/qwen3-max-thinking


API Usage

Python SDK

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    base_url="https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen/qwen3-max-thinking",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

cURL

curl https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen/qwen3-max-thinking",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Notes

  • Model: qwen/qwen3-max-thinking
  • Provider: Qwen

Info

Providerqwen
Typellm

Supported Functionality

Input
Text
Output
Text
Context262,144
Max Output32,768
Vision-
Function Calling✓ Supported

API Access Guide

Base URLhttps://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1
API Endpointchat/completions
Model IDqwen/qwen3-max-thinking

Qwen3 Max Thinking API

qwen/qwen3-max-thinking

Qwen3-Max-Thinking is the flagship reasoning model in the Qwen3 series, designed for high-stakes cognitive tasks that require deep, multi-step reasoning. By significantly scaling model capacity and reinforcement learning compute, it delivers major gains in factual accuracy, complex reasoning, instruction following, alignment with human preferences, and agentic behavior.

Input

$1.2 /M

Output

$6 /M

Context

262K

Max Output

33K

Tool Use

Supported

Try Qwen3 Max Thinking on WaveSpeedAI

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Frequently Asked Questions about Qwen3 Max Thinking

How much does Qwen3 Max Thinking cost via the API?+

Pricing on WaveSpeedAI: $1.20 per million input tokens and $6.00 per million output tokens. Prompt caching and batch processing are billed separately and reduce effective cost on long, repetitive workloads.

What is the context window of Qwen3 Max Thinking?+

Qwen3 Max Thinking supports up to 262K tokens of context with up to 33K tokens of output per request.

Is Qwen3 Max Thinking OpenAI-compatible?+

Yes. WaveSpeedAI exposes Qwen3 Max Thinking through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint at https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1. Point the official OpenAI SDK at this base URL with your WaveSpeedAI API key — no other code changes required.

How do I get started with Qwen3 Max Thinking?+

Sign in to WaveSpeedAI, create an API key in Access Keys, then send a request to https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1/chat/completions with model id set to the value shown above. New accounts receive free credits to evaluate Qwen3 Max Thinking before paying per token.

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