Qwen3-Max
Qwen3-Max (Alibaba) was released on Sep 24, 2025. In the Epoch AI capability ranking (ECI), it ranks #113 out of 267 models, with 142.34. On Arena, which measures human preference in blind comparisons, it has 1,478 ELO points (#77). Against models of the same generation, its best result is on MATH level 5: 97.1%, #6 of 32.
Where Qwen3-Max stands out and where it falls behind, by the numbers
Qwen3-Max has published results on 11 tests compiled by Epoch AI. The yardstick here is its generation: its position among the models released between Dec 28, 2024 and Dec 23, 2025 that took the same test. Against the whole archive, which includes 2023 models, a recent release lands near the top of almost everything, and that says nothing.
Where it stands out
Tests where it sits in the top third of its own generation.
Where it falls behind
Tests where it sits in the bottom half of its own generation.
See all 11 tests, one by one
| Test | Score | In its generation | Overall | Test record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 72.6% | #25 / 56 | #99 / 173 | 96.4% Gemini 4 Argon |
| AIME 2024 and 2025 (OTIS) | 73.3% | #21 / 56 | #90 / 168 | 100.0% GPT-5.5 |
| Dtbench | 82.1% | #14 / 47 | #65 / 148 | 98.9% Claude Opus 5.5 |
| Lmca | 28.27 | #18 / 41 | #80 / 121 | 68.23 Claude Opus 5.5 |
| Frontiermath Tiers 1 3 V2 | 18.9% | #13 / 17 | #75 / 86 | 93.7% GPT-6 Astra |
| ALE-Bench | 370 | #23 / 25 | #77 / 82 | 2,951 GPT-6 Astra |
| SimpleQA Verified | 48.7% | #4 / 18 | #30 / 81 | 76.0% Gemini 4 Argon |
| Game puzzles | 5.0% | #14 / 16 (tied with 1) | #74 / 77 | 84.0% GPT-6 Astra |
| MATH level 5 | 97.1% | #6 / 32 | #6 / 73 | 98.1% GPT-5 |
| Vending Bench 2 | 71.57 | #11 / 14 | #51 / 57 | 15,515 GPT-6 Astra |
| Cl Bench | 14.5% | #8 / 10 | #16 / 19 | 27.9% GPT-5.4 |
For each test, the model's best effort level counts, as in the ranking. Source of the scores: Epoch AI, under CC BY 4.0.
What to compare Qwen3-Max with
The models from other labs closest in capability and released in the same period, at most two per lab. Click any of them to see its page.
| Model | Lab | ECI | ELO | LiveBench | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 31B IT | Google DeepMind | 142.86 | n/a | n/a | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Claude Opus 4 | Anthropic | 142.65 | 1,442 | n/a | May 22, 2025 |
| GPT-5.5 Instant | OpenAI | 142.45 | 1,456 | n/a | May 5, 2026 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Anthropic | 142.40 | 1,454 | n/a | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Qwen3-Max | Alibaba | 142.34 | 1,478 | n/a | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B | Google DeepMind | 141.81 | 1,495 | n/a | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | Mistral AI | 141.47 | 1,461 | n/a | Apr 28, 2026 |
Qwen3-Max or Claude Haiku 4.5?
Claude Haiku 4.5 is the model from another lab closest to Qwen3-Max in capability. Across the 8 tests both took, this is the score:
| Test | Qwen3-Max | Claude Haiku 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Vending Bench 2 | 71.57 | 459 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 48.7% | 13.2% |
| ALE-Bench | 370 | 653 |
| Dtbench | 82.1% | 73.6% |
| AIME 2024 and 2025 (OTIS) | 73.3% | 66.7% |
| Lmca | 28.27 | 30.94 |
| GPQA Diamond | 72.6% | 71.2% |
| MATH level 5 | 97.1% | 96.4% |
Unweighted score: each test counts one point, whether math or coding. The dot marks who did better on each row.
Other models from Alibaba
The models from the same lab closest in time, newest first.
| Model | Release | ECI | ELO | LiveBench | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B) | Feb 16, 2026 | 146.32 | n/a | n/a | Unknown |
| Qwen3.5 397B-A17B | Feb 13, 2026 | 146.66 | 1,499 | n/a | Open weights (unrestricted) |
| Qwen3-Max-Instruct | Sep 24, 2025 | 142.46 | n/a | n/a | API access |
| Qwen3-Max | Sep 24, 2025 | 142.34 | 1,478 | n/a | API access |
| Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking (Jul 2025) | Jul 30, 2025 | 139.61 | 1,347 | n/a | Open weights (unrestricted) |
| Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct (Jul 2025) | Jul 29, 2025 | 137.42 | n/a | n/a | Open weights (unrestricted) |
| Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 | Jul 25, 2025 | 143.88 | 1,483 | n/a | Open weights (unrestricted) |
| Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking (Jul 2025) | Jul 25, 2025 | 143.81 | 1,384 | n/a | Open weights (unrestricted) |
| Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct (Jul 2025) | Jul 25, 2025 | 138.92 | n/a | n/a | Open weights (unrestricted) |
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What people ask about Qwen3-Max
Where does Qwen3-Max rank among AI models?
In the ROO3 AI Benchmark, ordered by the Epoch AI ECI, Qwen3-Max ranks #113 out of 267 models, with an ECI of 142.34. The ECI is a composite index that combines several hard benchmarks into a single scale. The position changes when a new model comes out, and the page is refreshed six times a day.
Is Qwen3-Max better than Claude Haiku 4.5?
Across the 8 tests both models took and Epoch AI compiled, Qwen3-Max comes out ahead on 5, behind on 3 and tied on 0. It is a test-by-test count with no weighting: a win in math counts the same as a win in coding. To choose between the two, look at the tests that resemble your own use.
What is Qwen3-Max best at?
Against models of the same generation (released up to 9 months before and up to 3 months after it), the best relative results of Qwen3-Max are: MATH level 5 (#6 of 32); SimpleQA Verified (#4 of 18); Dtbench (#14 of 47). The yardstick is its position among the models of that period that took the same test.
Where do the numbers on this page come from?
From the same three sources as the ranking, all openly licensed: Epoch AI (ECI and individual tests, CC BY 4.0), Arena (human-preference ELO, CC BY 4.0) and LiveBench (overall average, CC BY-SA 4.0). ROO3 does not measure any model. When the page shows a figure published by the maker itself, it appears in the written analysis, labeled as the maker's, and never enters the ranking.
Where each number comes from
Epoch AI, "AI Benchmarking Hub". Published at epoch.ai. Data under the CC BY 4.0 licence, reordered by roo3.co.
The Arena (LMArena) leaderboard, from the public lmarena-ai/leaderboard-dataset on Hugging Face, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. We are not affiliated with the Arena.
LiveBench, by the LiveBench team, published at livebench.ai under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. The overall average is recomputed by roo3.co with the same formula as the website (average of the categories), and those numbers stay under CC BY-SA 4.0. We are not affiliated with LiveBench.
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