Qwen4-Max Preview Lands on API, Early Users Say It Beats Opus 5
Dany0 · reddit · 2026-11-11
Reddit users spotted Qwen4-Max-Preview available via API, with no word yet on open weights release. The poster relays community impressions that it outperforms Claude Opus 5 and other flagships, while cautioning "we'll see" pending proper benchmarks.
This is the first sign of the Qwen4 generation, with the flagship Max tier shipping as an API-first preview.
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