Qwen3-Max vs Command A
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
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Aby Alibaba
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Cby Cohere
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| Overview | ||
| Status | Current flagship | Current flagship |
| Released | Jan 1, 2026 | Mar 13, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $1.20/Mtok | $2.50/Mtok |
| Output | $6.00/Mtok | $10.00/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $3.60/Mtok | $6.25/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 262K tokens | 256K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | 111B |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
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text
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| Benchmarks sources: Alibaba model card / Cohere model card | ||
| Avg benchmark score | ||
| Perf / dollar | ||
| GPQA Diamond | 70 | 50 |
| SWE-Bench | 48 | 25 |
| HumanEval | 86 | 78 |
| MATH 500 | 78 | 62 |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Alibaba — $1.20/$6.00/Mtok
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Cohere — $2.50/$10.00/Mtok
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Cost at scale — 1M tokens (50/50 input/output)
| Volume | Qwen3-Max | Command A | Savings |
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| 1M tokens | $3.6 | $6.25 | $2.65 (42.4%) |
| 10M tokens | $36 | $62.5 | $26.5 (42.4%) |
| 100M tokens | $360 | $625 | $265 (42.4%) |
| 1000M tokens | $3600 | $6250 | $2650 (42.4%) |
Summary
Qwen3-Max by Alibaba costs $1.20/Mtok input and $6.00/Mtok output, with a 262K-token context window. It supports text input.
Command A by Cohere costs $2.50/Mtok input and $10.00/Mtok output, with a 256K-token context window. It supports text input.
On a blended cost basis, Qwen3-Max is 42.4% cheaper than Command A. It also has a larger context window.
On benchmarks, Command A scores higher ( vs ) on average. In terms of value, Command A has better performance per dollar ( vs ).
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.