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

Summary

Claude Opus 4.8 vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview benchmark comparison: Claude Opus 4.8 leads on average score with 7.0 vs 6.9. Qwen3.6 Max Preview has the lower benchmark cost at $0.075 vs $0.539. Qwen3.6 Max Preview is faster at 3.30s vs 3.47s, with pass rates of 61.9% vs 58.7%.

Recommended model: Qwen3.6 Max Preview - Its score stays close to the best score here (6.9 vs 7.0), while costing about 7.3x less than Claude Opus 4.8.

Last updated at: 2026-06-10

Metric Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 none Release: 2026-05-28 Qwen3.6 Max Preview Qwen3.6 Max Preview none Release: 2026-04-20
Score 7.0 6.9
Rank #69 #75
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 9.2
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 61.9% 58.7%
Flaky tests 2 2
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 4.485 0.824
Total Cost $0.539 $0.075
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $1.040 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $6.240 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 67,104 42,509
Output Tokens 8,107 4,779
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 3.47s 3.30s
Response Time (max) 17.73s 20.51s
Response Time (total) 72.90s 69.40s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#69 Claude Opus 4.8

none
Cost
$0.053
Time
22.0s
Tokens
2,253 tok

#75 Qwen3.6 Max Preview

none
Cost
$0.025
Time
83.9s
Tokens
4,066 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 6.5 10.0 50.0% 0 3.40s 834 1,472 0
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 5.2 7.9 41.7% 1 2.63s 696 513 0
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 3.29s 10,590 1,332 0
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 3.8 7.3 22.2% 1 3.12s 7,913 456 0
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 9.5 10.0 100.0% 0 17.73s 29,658 3,259 0
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 20.51s 14,949 2,842 0
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 7.3 5.8 83.3% 1 1.77s 10,503 308 0
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.87s 7,794 243 0
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 7.2 44.4% 1 1.66s 975 61 0
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 1.22s 789 18 0
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 3.48s 708 230 0
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 4.3 10.0 0.0% 0 1.62s 522 76 0
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 9.9 10.0 100.0% 0 1.37s 909 95 0
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 1.40s 711 69 0
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 2.74s 894 783 0
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.65s 714 321 0
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 5.35s 11,775 355 0
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.27s 8,211 222 0
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 3.41s 258 212 0
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 1.97s 210 19 0

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