Model Comparison 2026

Qwen3.7 Max vs Qwen3.7 Plus

Qwen3.7 Max
Alibaba (Qwen) · Frontier · Proprietary
$2.00/1M · 1M ctx
Qwen3.7 Plus
Alibaba (Qwen) · Balanced · Proprietary
$0.61/1M · 1M ctx

Community Vote

Pick a winner in each dimension — change your vote anytime.

Output Quality
Correctness and depth of what it produces
Agentic Ability
Tool calls, instruction-following, and multi-step tasks
Speed
Tokens per second and time-to-first-token
Value for $
How much capability you get per dollar
Reliability
Consistent results — fewer refusals, loops, and format breaks

Specs & Pricing, Side by Side

Spec
Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Plus
Maker
Alibaba (Qwen)
Alibaba (Qwen)
Blended price / 1M
$2.00
$0.61
Input / output
$1.25 in · $3.75 out / 1M tokens
$0.32 in · $1.28 out / 1M tokens
Context window
1M
1M
Open weights
No
No
Tool use
Yes
Yes
Reasoning
Yes
Yes
Output Quality
9.0
8.4
Agentic Ability
9.2
8.3
Speed
7.6
8.4
Value for $
8.8
9.1
Reliability
8.6
8.7

Pricing and capabilities synced from the OpenRouter catalogue. Scores are editorial (0–10).

Verdict: Qwen3.7 Max or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Updated 2026-06-22

Choose Qwen3.7 Max if you want capable frontier-class output at a friendlier price. Choose Qwen3.7 Plus if you want high-volume agent work that needs long context cheaply.

In our editorial scoring, Qwen3.7 Plus leads in 3 of five dimensions (speed, value for $ and reliability), while Qwen3.7 Max leads in 2. On price, Qwen3.7 Max runs about $2.00 per 1M tokens (blended) and is proprietary; Qwen3.7 Plus is about $0.61 and proprietary.

Where Qwen3.7 Max falls short
  • Max tier is hosted, not open weights
  • Ecosystem smaller in the West
Full Qwen3.7 Max breakdown →
Where Qwen3.7 Plus falls short
  • Below Max on hard tasks
  • Hosted, not open weights
Full Qwen3.7 Plus breakdown →

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