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Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview

Summary

Claude Opus 4.8 (medium) vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview (medium) benchmark comparison: Qwen3.6 Max Preview (medium) leads on average score with 8.9 vs 8.8. Qwen3.6 Max Preview (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.960 vs $1.107. Claude Opus 4.8 (medium) is faster at 9.72s vs 59.63s, with pass rates of 84.1% vs 81.0%.

Recommended model: Claude Opus 4.8 (medium) - Its score stays close to the best score here (8.8 vs 8.9), while responding about 6.1x faster than Qwen3.6 Max Preview (medium).

Last updated at: 2026-07-10

Metric Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 medium Release: 2026-05-28 Qwen3.6 Max Preview Qwen3.6 Max Preview medium Release: 2026-04-20
Score 8.8 8.9
Rank #15 #14
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.3
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 84.1% 81.0%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 6.512 7.024
Total Cost $1.107 $0.960
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $1.040 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $6.240 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 61,007 42,362
Output Tokens 26,495 2,273
Reasoning Tokens 5,901 144,367
Response Time (avg) 9.72s 59.63s
Response Time (max) 38.03s 238.07s
Response Time (total) 204.19s 1252.17s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#15 Claude Opus 4.8

medium
Cost
$0.057
Time
23.1s
Tokens
2,412 tok

#14 Qwen3.6 Max Preview

medium
Cost
$0.024
Time
76.5s
Tokens
3,861 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.95s 834 1,179 478
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 22.13s 672 228 10,075
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 15.33s 10,590 9,945 1,381
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 146.48s 7,895 427 52,957
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 38.03s 23,561 5,260 1,588
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 121.49s 14,934 390 14,575
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 7.1 5.6 83.3% 1 12.29s 10,503 481 312
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 41.15s 7,782 270 10,106
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 14.59s 975 7,477 900
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 2.9 7.2 11.1% 1 95.91s 771 60 30,371
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.46s 708 237 0
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 32.24s 516 129 3,510
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.32s 909 373 320
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 24.31s 699 103 5,848
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.95s 894 791 483
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 24.32s 696 329 7,693
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 8.96s 11,775 301 225
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 18.32s 8,193 309 1,571
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 6.14s 258 451 214
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 60.56s 204 28 7,661

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