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Claude Opus 5 (high) vs Qwen3.8 MAX (medium)

Claude Opus 5 (high) leads on average score with 9.4 vs 9.2. Qwen3.8 MAX (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.181 vs $4.524. Claude Opus 5 (high) is faster at 25.31s vs 27.34s, with pass rates of 82.6% vs 81.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-19

Compared models

Rank
#27
Total Output Tokens
105,662
Response Time (avg)
25.31s
Total Cost
$4.524
Rank
#35
Total Output Tokens
104,596
Response Time (avg)
27.34s
Total Cost
$1.181
Recommended model Qwen3.8 MAX (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.2 vs 9.4), while costing about 3.8x less than Claude Opus 5 (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 high Release: 2026-07-25 Qwen3.8 MAX Qwen3.8 MAX medium Release: 2026-08-04
Score 9.4 9.2
Rank #27 #35
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 9.7
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 82.6% 81.2%
Flaky tests 0 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 23.809 5.266
Total Cost $4.524 $1.181
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.500 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price $6.250 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 376,421 276,512
Output Tokens 67,688 8,152
Reasoning Tokens 37,974 96,444
Response Time (avg) 25.31s 27.34s
Response Time (max) 159.01s 126.60s
Response Time (total) 582.11s 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.

#27 Claude Opus 5

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

#35 Qwen3.8 MAX

medium
Cost
$0.028
Time
71.9s
Tokens
4,750 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 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 41.35s 7,893 430 23,804

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