Gemini 3 Pro vs Qwen3-Max Max: which model should you choose?
We compared Gemini 3 Pro and Qwen3-Max Max on price, context window and 12 benchmarks. Gemini 3 Pro has the stronger average benchmark score; Qwen3-Max Max is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis.
Gemini 3 Pro
Gemini 3 Pro is a frontier model from Google DeepMind. It offers a 2,000,000-token context window, costs $18.24 per million input tokens and $82.93 per million output tokens, and averages 86.1 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $18.24 / 1M
- Output
- $82.93 / 1M
- Context
- 2,000,000
- Avg score
- 86.1
- Open weights
- No
Qwen3-Max Max
Qwen3-Max Max is a frontier model from Alibaba Cloud. It offers a 400,000-token context window, costs $18.53 per million input tokens and $74.05 per million output tokens, and averages 85.9 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $18.53 / 1M
- Output
- $74.05 / 1M
- Context
- 400,000
- Avg score
- 85.9
- Open weights
- No
Specification comparison
| Spec | Gemini 3 Pro | Qwen3-Max Max | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $18.24 | $18.53 | A |
| Output price / 1M | $82.93 | $74.05 | B |
| Context window | 2,000,000 | 400,000 | A |
| Max output | 8,192 | 65,536 | B |
| Average score | 86.1 | 85.9 | A |
| Arena Elo | 1460.7 | 1467.7 | B |
| Open weights | No | No | Tie |
Benchmark comparison
Gemini 3 Pro wins 5, Qwen3-Max Max wins 6, and 1 benchmarks are tied. The table shows the modelled score for each model and the gap.
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Pro | Qwen3-Max Max | Gap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 88.2 | 85.2 | 3.0 | Gemini 3 Pro |
| GPQA Diamond | 79.0 | 83.8 | 4.8 | Qwen3-Max Max |
| SWE-bench Verified | 78.5 | 74.3 | 4.2 | Gemini 3 Pro |
| HumanEval | 91.8 | 90.2 | 1.6 | Gemini 3 Pro |
| MATH-500 | 89.9 | 92.8 | 2.9 | Qwen3-Max Max |
| AIME 2025 | 84.3 | 82.7 | 1.6 | Gemini 3 Pro |
| LiveCodeBench | 83.3 | 82.8 | 0.5 | Gemini 3 Pro |
| IFEval | 93.7 | 93.7 | 0.0 | Tie |
| TruthfulQA | 88.8 | 89.3 | 0.5 | Qwen3-Max Max |
| HellaSwag | 91.3 | 91.4 | 0.1 | Qwen3-Max Max |
| MMMU | 78.6 | 78.9 | 0.3 | Qwen3-Max Max |
| Arena Elo | 1460.7 | 1467.7 | 7.0 | Qwen3-Max Max |
Price analysis
On a blended 3:1 input-to-output basis, Gemini 3 Pro costs about $34.41 per million tokens and Qwen3-Max Max costs about $32.41. Qwen3-Max Max is roughly 6% cheaper than Gemini 3 Pro. At high volume, that gap compounds quickly, so price should carry real weight unless the quality difference is decisive.
Gemini 3 Pro has the larger context window at 2,000,000 tokens, compared with 400,000 for Qwen3-Max Max. That matters for long documents, large codebases and multi-step agent traces.
Verdict
Across 12 shared benchmarks, Gemini 3 Pro wins 5, Qwen3-Max Max wins 6, and 1 are tied. On the index average, Gemini 3 Pro leads Qwen3-Max Max by 0.2 points (86.1 versus 85.9).
The price picture favours Qwen3-Max Max. The context picture favours Gemini 3 Pro. Those two dimensions often matter more than a few benchmark points once a model is good enough for the task.
If you need a single default, start with Gemini 3 Pro for quality-sensitive work and Qwen3-Max Max for high-volume, well-scoped tasks. Run both on a sample of your own traffic before locking in a choice.
Choose Gemini 3 Pro if
- You want the higher average benchmark score in this index.
- You need the larger 2,000,000-token context window.
Choose Qwen3-Max Max if
- Unit cost matters and you want the cheaper blended price.
- You need the larger 65,536-token output limit.
FAQ
Is Gemini 3 Pro better than Qwen3-Max Max?
On the index average, Gemini 3 Pro leads Qwen3-Max Max by 0.2 points (86.1 versus 85.9). The better choice depends on price, context and your task. Gemini 3 Pro wins 5 benchmarks, Qwen3-Max Max wins 6.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3 Pro or Qwen3-Max Max?
Qwen3-Max Max is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis at about $32.41 per million tokens, versus $34.41 for Gemini 3 Pro.
Which has the larger context window?
Gemini 3 Pro has the larger context window at 2,000,000 tokens. Qwen3-Max Max has 400,000 tokens.
Are these models open weights?
Gemini 3 Pro is proprietary; Qwen3-Max Max is proprietary.
Which should I choose for production?
If you need a single default, start with Gemini 3 Pro for quality-sensitive work and Qwen3-Max Max for high-volume, well-scoped tasks. Run both on a sample of your own traffic before locking in a choice.