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

Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (medium) leads on average score with 9.0 vs 9.0. Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.096 vs $2.350. Claude Opus 5 (low) is faster at 9.87s vs 30.42s, with pass rates of 84.1% vs 84.1%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-19

Compared models

Rank
#51
Total Output Tokens
23,416
Response Time (avg)
9.87s
Total Cost
$2.350
Rank
#47
Total Output Tokens
92,998
Response Time (avg)
30.42s
Total Cost
$1.096
Recommended model Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (medium)

It has the best score here (9.0), while costing about 2.1x less than Claude Opus 5 (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 low Release: 2026-07-25 Qwen3.8 Max (0902) Qwen3.8 Max (0902) medium Release: 2026-09-07
Score 9.0 9.0
Rank #51 #47
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 9.3
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 84.1% 84.1%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 12.367 6.084
Total Cost $2.350 $1.096
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.500 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Cache Write Price $6.250 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 352,845 268,540
Output Tokens 16,553 7,499
Reasoning Tokens 7,007 85,499
Response Time (avg) 9.87s 30.42s
Response Time (max) 73.15s 168.09s
Response Time (total) 226.95s 699.68s
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.

#51 Claude Opus 5

low
Cost
$0.062
Time
30.2s
Tokens
2,615 tok

#47 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 5 7.8 7.4 77.8% 1 6.70s 10,590 2,442 760
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 45.74s 7,893 551 20,628

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