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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:Qwen 3 Max(Alibaba)
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Verified Benchmark Scorecard

Qwen 3 Max vs MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 Benchmark Breakdown

Full Head-to-Head
Elo Quality1,518Qwen 3 Max
SWE-bench67.8%Coding ability
Speed80 tok/sInference rate
Token Cost$3.90per 1M reply
Preference EloGeneral quality
+3.0 Qwen 3 Max
Qwen 3 Max1,518
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.51,515
SWE-bench VerifiedSoftware engineering %
+3.5 MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5
Qwen 3 Max67.8%
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.571.3%
GPQA DiamondPhD-level science %
+4.5 MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5
Qwen 3 Max83.1%
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.587.6%
ThroughputTokens / sec speed
+8.0 Qwen 3 Max
Qwen 3 Max80 tok/s
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.572 tok/s
Output Priceper 1M reply tokens
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 ($1.05 cheaper)
Qwen 3 Max$3.9/1M
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5$2.85/1M
Benchmark MetricQwen 3 MaxMoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5Advantage
Preference EloGeneral quality1,5181,515+3.0 Qwen 3 Max
SWE-bench VerifiedSoftware engineering %67.8%71.3%+3.5 MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5
GPQA DiamondPhD-level science %83.1%87.6%+4.5 MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5
ThroughputTokens / sec speed80 tok/s72 tok/s+8.0 Qwen 3 Max
Output Priceper 1M reply tokens$3.9/1M$2.85/1MMoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 ($1.05 cheaper)
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

Benchmark MatchupQwen 3 Max vs Claude Opus 4.5
Benchmark MatchupQwen 3 Max vs Claude Opus 4.6

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