Is Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) or Qwen3 Max cheaper?

Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) is cheaper on output tokens ($1.40 vs $6.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) or Qwen3 Max?

Qwen3 Max has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) vs Qwen3 Max

Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3 Max offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) or Qwen3 Max based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen Plus Character (Japanese)	Qwen3 Max
Provider	Alibaba	Alibaba
Input / 1M tokens	$0.50	$1.20
Output / 1M tokens	$1.40	$6.00
Context window	8K	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	No	No
Released	Jan 2024	Sep 2025

Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) details →Qwen3 Max details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.