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Claude Opus 5 (high) vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (low)

Claude Opus 5 (high) leads on average score with 9.2 vs 9.1. Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.664 vs $3.070. Claude Opus 5 (high) is faster at 22.51s vs 24.21s, with pass rates of 81.8% vs 86.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-07

Rank
#20
Total Output Tokens
95,583
Response Time (avg)
22.51s
Total Cost
$3.070
Rank
#23
Total Output Tokens
75,865
Response Time (avg)
24.21s
Total Cost
$0.664
Recommended model Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.1 vs 9.2), while costing about 4.6x less than Claude Opus 5 (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 high Release: 2026-07-25 Qwen3.8 Max (0902) Qwen3.8 Max (0902) low Release: 2026-09-07
Score 9.2 9.1
Rank #20 #23
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 9.3
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 81.8% 86.4%
Flaky tests 0 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 17.052 3.684
Total Cost $3.070 $0.664
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 135,956 103,954
Output Tokens 64,624 6,322
Reasoning Tokens 30,959 69,543
Response Time (avg) 22.51s 24.21s
Response Time (max) 159.01s 207.79s
Response Time (total) 495.12s 532.62s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) 2.4T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#20 Claude Opus 5

high
Cost
$0.265
Time
144.5s
Tokens
10,741 tok

#23 Qwen3.8 Max (0902)

low
Cost
$0.014
Time
41.2s
Tokens
2,421 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 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 12.73s 10,590 7,547 1,721
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 37.42s 8,127 485 17,404

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