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Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high) vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (low)

The average score is effectively tied at 8.6 vs 8.6. Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.131 vs $1.175. Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high) is faster at 10.79s vs 29.07s, with pass rates of 81.2% vs 85.5%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-01

Compared models

Rank
#62
Total Output Tokens
48,293
Response Time (avg)
10.79s
Total Cost
$1.175
Rank
#63
Total Output Tokens
88,923
Response Time (avg)
29.07s
Total Cost
$1.131
Recommended model Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high)

It has the best score here (8.6), while responding about 2.7x faster than Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5.5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 high Release: 2026-09-29 Qwen3.8 Max (0902) Qwen3.8 Max (0902) low Release: 2026-09-07
Score 8.6 8.6
Rank #62 #63
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.3 9.0
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 81.2% 85.5%
Flaky tests 5 3
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 7.340 6.283
Total Cost $1.175 $1.131
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 345,687 298,682
Output Tokens 13,550 8,374
Reasoning Tokens 34,743 80,549
Response Time (avg) 10.79s 29.07s
Response Time (max) 51.53s 207.79s
Response Time (total) 248.22s 668.66s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) 2.4T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#62 Claude Sonnet 5.5

high
Cost
$0.088
Time
73.5s
Tokens
8,914 tok

#63 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 Sonnet 5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 9.85s 10,608 561 6,326
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 37.42s 8,127 485 17,404

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