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Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) vs Qwen3.8 MAX (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 9.2 vs 9.2. Qwen3.8 MAX (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.181 vs $1.804. Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) is faster at 25.85s vs 27.34s, with pass rates of 89.9% vs 81.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-26

Compared models

Rank
#36
Total Output Tokens
32,127
Response Time (avg)
25.85s
Total Cost
$1.804
Rank
#40
Total Output Tokens
104,596
Response Time (avg)
27.34s
Total Cost
$1.181
Recommended model Qwen3.8 MAX (medium)

It has the best score here (9.2), while costing about 1.5x less than Claude Opus 5.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 medium Release: 2026-09-23 Qwen3.8 MAX Qwen3.8 MAX medium Release: 2026-08-04
Score 9.2 9.2
Rank #36 #40
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 9.7
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 89.9% 81.2%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 9.016 5.266
Total Cost $1.804 $1.181
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.200 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price $5.000 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 290,117 276,512
Output Tokens 9,805 8,152
Reasoning Tokens 22,322 96,444
Response Time (avg) 25.85s 27.34s
Response Time (max) 90.20s 126.60s
Response Time (total) 594.63s 628.75s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) 2.4T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#36 Claude Opus 5.5

medium
Cost
$0.053
Time
25.6s
Tokens
2,781 tok

#40 Qwen3.8 MAX

medium
Cost
$0.028
Time
71.9s
Tokens
4,750 tok

Top Models by Score

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Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 5.5 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 13.50s 10,608 636 4,341
Qwen3.8 MAX 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 41.35s 7,893 430 23,804

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