Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Auto Router vs Qwen 3 Max benchmark

Name: Auto Router vs Qwen 3 Max AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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This page compares Auto Router (openrouter) and Qwen 3 Max (Alibaba) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. Auto Router wins on output price at $-1,000,000/1M. Auto Router has the larger context window (2M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Auto Router

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (openrouter/auto). Preview until a second source matches.

$-1000000/1M out

Alibaba

Qwen 3 Max

Alibaba flagship. Strong math and multilingual code.

Elo 1,518$3.9/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Auto Router (3)vsQwen 3 Max (7)

Auto Router: 3W (30%)Overall: Qwen 3 MaxQwen 3 Max: 7W (70%)

← Auto RouterQwen 3 Max →

Qwen 3 Max (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

—vs1,518

Coding Elo

—vs1,526

SWE-bench

—vs67.8%

LiveBench

—vs69.4%

GPQA Diamond

—vs83.1%

Auto Router: 0WQwen 3 Max: 5W

Qwen 3 Max (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs80 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs280 ms

Auto Router: 0WQwen 3 Max: 2W

Auto Router (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$-1,000,000/1Mvs$3.9/1M

Input price

$-1,000,000/1Mvs$0.78/1M

Context window

2Mvs262k

Auto Router: 3WQwen 3 Max: 0W

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Dimensional AdvantageQwen 3 Max 4/6

Preference Elo

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Throughput Speed

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Token Price Efficiency

Auto Router

$1000003.90/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

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EloHigh is better

1,518

Code Elo

High is better

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Code EloHigh is better

1,526

LiveBench

High is better

—

LiveBenchHigh is better

69.4%

SWE-bench

High is better

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SWE-benchHigh is better

67.8%

GPQA

High is better

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GPQAHigh is better

83.1%

TTFT

Low is better

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TTFTLow is better

280 ms

Speed

High is better

—

SpeedHigh is better

80 tok/s

In $

Low is better

-$1,000,000.00 / 1M

In $Low is better

$0.78 / 1M

Out $

Low is better

-$1,000,000.00 / 1M

Out $Low is better

$3.90 / 1M

Context

High is better

+663%2M

ContextHigh is better

262k

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Auto Router:Pick Auto Router when you are optimizing output cost.
2
Auto Router:Pick Auto Router for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatAuto Router

Lower output list price ($-1,000,000/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGAuto Router

Larger window (2M).

Screenshots / visionQwen 3 Max

Qwen 3 Max is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Auto Router	Lower output list price ($-1,000,000/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Auto Router	Larger window (2M).
Screenshots / vision	Qwen 3 Max	Qwen 3 Max is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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launchApr 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.

launchSep 20, 2025

Qwen3 235B: the open MoE Qwen, not the Max SKU

Sep 2025 open-weight mixture-of-experts. Self-host path. Don’t confuse it with Qwen 3 Max.

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openrouter

Auto Router

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$-1,000,000/1M

Alibaba

Qwen 3 Max

Elo 1,518

LiveBench69.4%

SWE-bench67.8%

Speed80 tok/s

Output cost$3.9/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Auto Router or Qwen 3 Max?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Auto Router or Qwen 3 Max?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Auto Router output tokens are $-1,000,000/1M versus $3.9/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Auto Router or Qwen 3 Max?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Auto Router accepts 2M tokens versus 262k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Auto Router and Qwen 3 Max Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Auto Router vs Qwen 3 Max benchmark

Interactive Comparison Diagram

Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Auto Router (3)vsQwen 3 Max (7)

Auto Router: 3W (30%)Overall: Qwen 3 MaxQwen 3 Max: 7W (70%)

← Auto RouterQwen 3 Max →

Qwen 3 Max (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

—vs1,518

Coding Elo

—vs1,526

SWE-bench

—vs67.8%

LiveBench

—vs69.4%

GPQA Diamond

—vs83.1%

Auto Router: 0WQwen 3 Max: 5W

Qwen 3 Max (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs80 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs280 ms

Auto Router: 0WQwen 3 Max: 2W

Auto Router (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$-1,000,000/1Mvs$3.9/1M

Input price

$-1,000,000/1Mvs$0.78/1M

Context window

2Mvs262k

Auto Router: 3WQwen 3 Max: 0W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatAuto Router

Lower output list price ($-1,000,000/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGAuto Router

Larger window (2M).

Screenshots / visionQwen 3 Max

Qwen 3 Max is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Auto Router	Lower output list price ($-1,000,000/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Auto Router	Larger window (2M).
Screenshots / vision	Qwen 3 Max	Qwen 3 Max is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Auto Router or Qwen 3 Max?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Auto Router or Qwen 3 Max?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Auto Router output tokens are $-1,000,000/1M versus $3.9/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Auto Router or Qwen 3 Max?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Auto Router accepts 2M tokens versus 262k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Auto Router and Qwen 3 Max Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Intelligence & Reasoning

Speed & Latency

Pricing & Capacity

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

No shared data

No shared data

Auto Router

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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

Qwen3 235B: the open MoE Qwen, not the Max SKU

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Interactive Comparison Diagram

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Intelligence & Reasoning

Speed & Latency

Pricing & Capacity

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

No shared data

No shared data

Auto Router

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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

Qwen3 235B: the open MoE Qwen, not the Max SKU

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Community Discussions (0)

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Auto Router

Qwen 3 Max

Frequently Asked Questions

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