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Qwen 3 Max: Alibaba’s flagship for math and multilingual code
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CompareLLM Intelligence Desk·Apr 18, 2026

Qwen 3 Max: Alibaba’s flagship for math and multilingual code

Closed flagship. Strong math. Compare to Sol and Opus on GPQA and SWE-bench, not on brand heat.

Search intent: qwen 3 max benchmark

Evaluated Models (3):
Qwen 3 MaxAlibaba
GPT-5OpenAI
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI
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Verified Benchmark Scorecard3 Models Evaluated

Qwen 3 Max & Frontier Peer Benchmark Comparison

Live benchmark scores, throughput speeds, and token pricing with dynamic peer comparison.

LMSYS Arena Elo1,518Qwen 3 Max
SWE-bench Verified67.8%Coding resolve %
Throughput Speed80 tok/sGeneration rate
Output Price / 1M$3.90List rate
Interactive Model Comparison:3 models selected
Qwen 3 MaxArticleGPT-5ArticleGPT-5.6 SolArticle
LMSYS Arena EloOverall human preference
quality
Qwen 3 Max
1,518
GPT-5
1,558
GPT-5.6 SolBest
1,608
Coding EloProgramming preference
quality
Qwen 3 Max
1,526
GPT-5
1,540
GPT-5.6 SolBest
1,602
SWE-bench VerifiedGitHub issue resolve %
quality
Qwen 3 Max
67.8%
GPT-5
68.4%
GPT-5.6 SolBest
77.6%
GPQA DiamondPhD-level science reasoning %
quality
Qwen 3 Max
83.1%
GPT-5
85.2%
GPT-5.6 SolBest
86.8%
LiveBenchContamination-free reasoning
quality
Qwen 3 Max
69.4%
GPT-5
69.8%
GPT-5.6 SolBest
73.9%
Throughput (Speed)Output tokens / second
speed
Qwen 3 Max
80 tok/s
GPT-5
78 tok/s
GPT-5.6 SolBest
84 tok/s
Time-to-First-TokenInitial latency (ms)
speed
Qwen 3 Max
280 ms
GPT-5
290 ms
GPT-5.6 SolBest
270 ms
Output Token Price$ per 1M reply tokens
price
Qwen 3 MaxBest
$3.9/1M
GPT-5
$10/1M
GPT-5.6 Sol
$30/1M
Input Token Price$ per 1M prompt tokens
price
Qwen 3 MaxBest
$0.78/1M
GPT-5
$1.25/1M
GPT-5.6 Sol
$5/1M
Context WindowMax token capacity
capacity
Qwen 3 Max
262k
GPT-5
400k
GPT-5.6 SolBest
1.1M
Benchmark / Metric
Qwen 3 MaxAlibaba · Article Model
GPT-5OpenAI · Article Model
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI · Article Model
LMSYS Arena EloOverall human preference
1,518
1,558
1,608Top
Coding EloProgramming preference
1,526
1,540
1,602Top
SWE-bench VerifiedGitHub issue resolve %
67.8%
68.4%
77.6%Top
GPQA DiamondPhD-level science reasoning %
83.1%
85.2%
86.8%Top
LiveBenchContamination-free reasoning
69.4%
69.8%
73.9%Top
Throughput (Speed)Output tokens / second
80 tok/s
78 tok/s
84 tok/sTop
Time-to-First-TokenInitial latency (ms)
280 ms
290 ms
270 msTop
Output Token Price$ per 1M reply tokens
$3.9/1MTop
$10/1M
$30/1M
Input Token Price$ per 1M prompt tokens
$0.78/1MTop
$1.25/1M
$5/1M
Context WindowMax token capacity
262k
400k
1.1MTop
Executive Key Takeaway
Closed flagship. Strong math. Compare to Sol and Opus on GPQA and SWE-bench, not on brand heat.

Qwen 3 Max is Alibaba’s closed flagship in this catalog: strong math and multilingual code, mid-high list price. It is the Qwen side of “qwen vs gpt” until a newer Max appears. We do not run a Chinese-language leaderboard. GPQA, LiveBench, and SWE-bench are the public columns we actually have.

Multilingual is underspecified on purpose

If your job is non-English, public English-heavy tables are a weak prior. Shortlist here, evaluate there.

Empirical Evaluation & Architectural Analysis

Empirical evaluations recorded across the CompareLLM Leaderboard highlight how parameter scaling and inference optimization impact production throughput and cost-per-token economics. Reference the interactive scorecard above for verified snapshots or inspect the dedicated qwen-3-max dossier.

Max vs 235B is closed vs open

Qwen3 235B is the open MoE sibling. Price and license change the decision more than a 3-point Elo gap.

Strategic Deployment Recommendation

  • Production Workloads: For enterprise workloads requiring strict reliability, cross-reference Top Coding LLMs and Cheapest High-Quality LLMs.
  • Direct Pair Comparison: Explore the live pairwise breakdown at /compare/gpt-5-6-sol-vs-qwen-3-max.
  • Architectural Stacks: Recommended architectural configurations can be evaluated on the CompareLLM Stack Engine.

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Is this an CompareLLM lab test score? No. Linked model dossiers and compare showdowns reflect dated snapshots gathered from named public evaluation benchmarks. Seed catalog entries remain transparently timestamped until daily ingest updates them.

Where can I see live comparisons for this model? View the showdown at /compare/gpt-5-6-sol-vs-qwen-3-max.

What primary search query does this briefing answer? qwen 3 max benchmark.

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Head-to-Head Showdowns for Mentioned Models

Featured Article ShowdownQwen 3 Max vs GPT-5
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Benchmark MatchupQwen 3 Max vs Claude Opus 4.5
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Benchmark MatchupGPT-5 vs Claude Opus 4.5
Benchmark MatchupGPT-5 vs Claude Opus 4.6
Benchmark MatchupGPT-5.6 Sol vs Claude Opus 4.5
Benchmark MatchupGPT-5.6 Sol vs Claude Opus 4.6

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