Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking vs QwQ 32B
Compare Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking and QwQ 32B, both from Qwen, context windows of 262K vs 40K, tested across 15 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking or QwQ 32B?
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking and QwQ 32B are both competitive models. Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking costs $1.2/M input tokens vs $0.5/M for QwQ 32B. Context windows: 262K vs 40K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking and QwQ 32B
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking is made by qwen while QwQ 32B is from qwen. Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking has a 262K token context window compared to QwQ 32B's 40K. On pricing, Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking costs $1.2/M input tokens vs $0.5/M for QwQ 32B.
Per 1M tokens
QwQ 32B is cheaper on both — 2.4× input, 4.0× output
No community votes yet. On paper, Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
QwQ 32B is 4.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking uses 137.1x more emoji
