Which is cheaper for input tokens: Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Plus or Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking?
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Plus is cheaper or equal on input token cost by $0.13 per 1M tokens.
Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark
Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.
Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Plus is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.
Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.
| Metric | Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Plus | Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | qwen | qwen |
| Context Window | 1,000,000 | 262,144 |
| Input Cost / 1M Tokens | $0.6500 | $0.7800 |
| Output Cost / 1M Tokens | $3.25 | $3.90 |
| Projected Monthly Cost | $273 | $328 |
| Vision | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Tool Calling | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Structured Output | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Reasoning | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| MMLU Score | N/A | 82.4 |
| GPQA | N/A | 77.6 |
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$0.6500
Current Output / 1M
$3.25
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$0.7800
Current Output / 1M
$3.90
Adjust your workload to see projected monthly costs.
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Plus
$273
per month
Lower costQwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
$328
per month
Live Recommendation
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Plus is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.
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Common questions for Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Plus vs Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking pricing decisions.
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Plus is cheaper or equal on input token cost by $0.13 per 1M tokens.
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Plus is cheaper or equal on output token cost by $0.65 per 1M tokens.
$55 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).
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