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Alibaba's QwenCloud opens Qwen4-Max-Preview through November 25

Qwen4-Max is available in a limited Token Plan preview with text, image and video input. The preview model is scheduled to be retired after the window closes.

AI.info Team · Written with AI · fact-checked · 2026-11-11

Qwen4-Max-Preview is available on QwenCloud, Alibaba Cloud's model platform, through Token Plan only, with support for text, image and video input. QwenCloud listed the model in its November 11 release log.

The preview runs from 10:00 on November 11, 2026, to 24:00 on November 25, 2026, UTC+8. QwenCloud says the model will not be changed during that period and will be retired after it ends. Pay-as-you-go access is not supported.

Inputs and output limits

The model accepts text, images and video and returns text, with a 1M-token context window. Its maximum output is 393,216 tokens, shared between thinking and the final answer.

The company describes Qwen4-Max-Preview as a next-generation flagship model designed for coding, office productivity, frontend design and complex agentic tasks. Thinking is enabled by default, and developers can adjust its intensity.

It supports function calling, web search, built-in tools and structured outputs in JSON Object and JSON Schema formats. The model is compatible with OpenAI Chat Completions and Responses APIs, as well as the Anthropic Messages API.

Subscription access

QwenCloud lists a dedicated API key and base URL for access through Token Plan Individual or Token Plan Team. The model identifier is qwen4-max-preview; its alias, qwen4.0-max-preview, can also be used, and bills show the alias.

The Individual plan combines model and Harness tool usage in a single Credits balance. Its Lite tier costs $6 per month for 20,000 Credits, with a limited-time $3-per-month price for new users. The new-user price is available until 23:59:59 on November 30, 2026, UTC+8, for accounts that have never purchased a Token Plan Individual subscription.

For teams, QwenCloud lists a Standard seat at $20 per seat per month with 25,000 Credits per seat per month. The team plan includes an administration console for assigning and reclaiming seats and viewing member usage.

Preview pricing and developer settings

During a limited-time promotion, Credits consumption for the preview is as low as 20% of the standard rate. For calls between 22:00 and 08:00, an additional 60% discount brings consumption to 8% of the standard rate; the Individual plan documentation specifies UTC+8 for those hours. QwenCloud reserves the right to change promotions.

In Chat Completions, the preview uses the Token Plan API key and base URL. The documentation warns that output limits cover both thinking and the answer: a limit previously set for the answer alone may truncate output. Developers can select low, medium or xhigh reasoning intensity, with xhigh as the default.