Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-09-06 10:03Core Insights - Alibaba's Tongyi Qwen has launched the latest Qwen-3-Max-Preview model, which is described as the most powerful language model in the Tongyi Qwen series [1] - The Qwen-3-Max model offers significant improvements in reasoning, instruction following, multilingual support, and long-tail knowledge coverage compared to the January 2025 version [1][3] - The model supports over 100 languages and is optimized for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and tool invocation, although it does not include a dedicated "thinking" mode [1][3] Pricing and Performance - The input price for using the Qwen-3-Max model is $1.20 per million tokens, while the output price is $6 per million tokens [2][5] - The model can handle a context of up to 256,000 tokens, with a maximum output of 32,800 tokens [5] Technical Enhancements - Qwen-3-Max provides higher accuracy in mathematical, coding, logic, and scientific tasks, and it reliably follows complex instructions in both Chinese and English [1][3] - The model reduces hallucinations and generates higher-quality responses for open-ended questions, writing, and conversation [1][3]