Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper than Claude 3 Sonnet at $1.2/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude 3 Sonnet | Qwen3 Max Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $1.2/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $6/M tokens |
| Context window | — | 262K tokens |
| Released | Mar 2024 | Feb 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3 Max Thinking has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper on both — 2.5× input, 2.5× output
Qwen3 Max Thinking uses 517.4x more bold
Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper than Claude 3 Sonnet at $1.2/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude 3 Sonnet | Qwen3 Max Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $1.2/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $6/M tokens |
| Context window | — | 262K tokens |
| Released | Mar 2024 | Feb 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3 Max Thinking has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper on both — 2.5× input, 2.5× output
Qwen3 Max Thinking uses 517.4x more bold