# Qwen Max

Canonical page: https://agentsky.dev/models/qwen/qwen-max
JSON record: https://gateway.agentsky.dev/v1/models/qwen/qwen-max

Qwen Max is a text-input model by Qwen, available through the AgentSky API as qwen/qwen-max at $2.219 per million input tokens and $11.06 per million output tokens, with a 31K context window.

An earlier-generation flagship text model with a short window.

## Facts

- **Model id:** `qwen/qwen-max`
- **Maker:** Qwen
- **Input modalities:** Text
- **Context:** 31K
- **Max output tokens:** 8,192
- **Aliases:** `qwen/qwen-max`, `qwen-max`

## Pricing

USD per million tokens on the default plan. Signed-in pages show your own plan's price; every response carries the cost of that call in `usage.cost`.

| Input context (tokens) | Cache mode | Thinking | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All lengths | implicit | default | $2.219 | $11.06 | $2.219 | $2.219 |

## Use it

Anthropic wire base URL: `https://gateway.agentsky.dev`. OpenAI wire base URL: `https://gateway.agentsky.dev/v1`. Authenticate with an AgentSky API key (`ast_…`) and pass the model id.

### OpenAI SDK

```js
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://gateway.agentsky.dev/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.AGENTSKY_API_KEY, // ast_…
});

const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "qwen/qwen-max",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Summarise this ticket." }],
});
console.log(completion.usage.cost); // USD, in the response
```

### Codex

```bash
export OPENAI_BASE_URL="https://gateway.agentsky.dev/v1"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="$AGENTSKY_API_KEY"

codex --model qwen/qwen-max
```

### OpenCode

```js
// opencode.json — then switch models any time with /models
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "provider": {
    "agentsky": {
      "npm": "@ai-sdk/openai-compatible",
      "name": "AgentSky",
      "options": {
        "baseURL": "https://gateway.agentsky.dev/v1",
        "apiKey": "{env:AGENTSKY_API_KEY}"
      },
      "models": { "qwen/qwen-max": {} }
    }
  }
}
```

## Questions

### What is Qwen Max?

Qwen Max is a model from Qwen. An earlier-generation flagship text model with a short window.

### How much does Qwen Max cost?

$2.219 / $11.06 per million tokens at the prices shown, for input and output respectively. The exact price of every call comes back in the response as usage.cost, so you never have to compute it.

### What is the context length of Qwen Max?

31K tokens, and it writes up to 8K tokens in one reply. These are the limits listed for this model in the current AgentSky catalog.

### Which clients can call Qwen Max?

Anything that speaks the OpenAI-compatible request format. Point the client's base URL at the gateway, use an AgentSky key, and pass qwen/qwen-max as the model.

### How do I name Qwen Max in a request?

The gateway accepts qwen/qwen-max, qwen-max. Any of them resolves to the same model, so an existing integration usually needs no change to its model string.

### Can Qwen Max read images?

No image input is listed for this model. Its supported input types are text. For screenshots or photographs, choose a model that lists image input.

### What output can Qwen Max produce?

The listed output types are text. This model returns text. Producing image, video or audio files requires a suitable tool or another model; it is not included in text generation.

### How should I plan a long prompt for Qwen Max?

Plan your instructions, conversation history and source material around the 31K-token context limit, leaving room for the response. The listed response ceiling is 8K tokens. A larger window lets you supply more relevant material; it does not make unrelated content useful.

### What would 10,000 input tokens and 2,000 output tokens cost with Qwen Max?

At the displayed input and output rates, the model-token subtotal is $0.04431. This example assumes uncached input and excludes additional pricing categories, tool calls and agent runtime. Actual usage determines the final charge.

### How is cached input priced for Qwen Max?

The catalog lists $2.219 per million cache-read tokens. Cache writes are listed at $2.219 per million tokens. Repeating a prompt does not by itself guarantee a cache hit; only usage reported as cached receives that rate.

### Does the Qwen Max token price cover an entire agent task?

No. The model price covers the model usage described above. A task can also incur tool and runtime charges, and several model calls may be needed to complete it. Compare total task usage when evaluating cost.

### How do I use Qwen Max on AgentSky?

This model is listed for API use. Use the model ID qwen/qwen-max with a supported gateway operation. The agent composer is not offered here because the current agent model menu has no compatible match.