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QwQ-Max-Preview

Alibaba · Qwen Max line · flagship

Released February 25, 2025Replaced by Qwen 3-Max

QwQ-Max-Preview was released by Alibaba on February 25, 2025, as a flagship model in the Qwen Max line.

  • Release 3 of 9 in the Qwen Max line.
  • Came 28 days after Qwen 2.5-Max, released Jan 28, 2025.
  • Replaced by Qwen 3-Max on September 5, 2025, 192 days later.
  • These days the line ships a new model about every 59 days.

No detailed card for this model: we only add numbers published by the maker or by independent benchmarks. Sources: Qwen · Qwen on X

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Where the Qwen Max line stands

Qwen3.8-Max-0902 is the current model in this line. The card shows how long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.

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Qwen3.8-Max-0902

Alibaba · Qwen Max line · flagship
Mid-cycle36 of ~59 days into its usual cycle

An upgraded snapshot of Qwen 3.8-Max, further trained for coding and office-style agent work, with the same 2.4 trillion parameters, 1M-token context window and $2 / $6 price.

Released Sep 2, 2026 · what changed →
Days since last release
Qwen3.8-Max-0902 · Sep 2, 2026
36
days
Usual gap
59
days
Recent gaps
Qwen3.8-Max-0902 · Sep 2026
45
Qwen 3.8-Max · Jul 2026
60
Qwen 3.7-Max · May 2026
32
Qwen3.6-Max-Preview · Apr 2026
166

Every Qwen Max release

Newest first. See the full line with every card →

  1. Sep 2, 2026Qwen3.8-Max-0902
  2. Jul 19, 2026Qwen 3.8-Max
  3. May 20, 2026Qwen 3.7-Max
  4. Apr 18, 2026Qwen3.6-Max-Preview
  5. Nov 3, 2025Qwen3-Max-Thinking
  6. Sep 5, 2025Qwen 3-Max
  7. Feb 25, 2025QwQ-Max-Preview · this page
  8. Jan 28, 2025Qwen 2.5-Max
  9. May 11, 2024Qwen-Max-0428