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Claude Opus 4.8 (medium) vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 8.8 vs 8.8. Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.677 vs $1.983. Claude Opus 4.8 (medium) is faster at 12.97s vs 26.01s, with pass rates of 83.3% vs 83.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-07

Rank
#39
Total Output Tokens
51,927
Response Time (avg)
12.97s
Total Cost
$1.983
Rank
#36
Total Output Tokens
80,678
Response Time (avg)
26.01s
Total Cost
$0.677
Recommended model Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (medium)

It has the best score here (8.8), while costing about 2.9x less than Claude Opus 4.8 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 medium Release: 2026-05-28 Qwen3.8 Max (0902) Qwen3.8 Max (0902) medium Release: 2026-09-07
Score 8.8 8.8
Rank #39 #36
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 9.3
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 83.3% 83.3%
Flaky tests 2 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 11.662 3.981
Total Cost $1.983 $0.677
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 138,448 96,323
Output Tokens 40,765 5,961
Reasoning Tokens 11,162 74,717
Response Time (avg) 12.97s 26.01s
Response Time (max) 70.54s 168.09s
Response Time (total) 285.29s 572.19s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) 2.4T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#39 Claude Opus 4.8

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

#36 Qwen3.8 Max (0902)

medium
Cost
$0.036
Time
108.3s
Tokens
5,980 tok

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Category Breakdown

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
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 45.74s 7,893 551 20,628

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