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

Claude Sonnet 5.5 (max) leads on average score with 9.0 vs 8.9. Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $2.736 vs $7.545. Claude Sonnet 5.5 (max) is faster at 83.04s vs 185.56s, with pass rates of 81.8% vs 86.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-29

Compared models

Rank
#39
Total Output Tokens
727,349
Response Time (avg)
83.04s
Total Cost
$7.545
Rank
#42
Total Output Tokens
419,443
Response Time (avg)
185.56s
Total Cost
$2.736
Recommended model Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (high)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.9 vs 9.0), while costing about 2.8x less than Claude Sonnet 5.5 (max).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5.5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 max Release: 2026-09-29 Qwen3.8 Max (0902) Qwen3.8 Max (0902) high Release: 2026-09-07
Score 9.0 8.9
Rank #39 #42
Reliability 10.0 9.8
Consistency 9.4 9.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 81.8% 86.4%
Flaky tests 2 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 44.380 16.089
Total Cost $7.545 $2.736
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 135,496 109,226
Output Tokens 8,153 6,890
Reasoning Tokens 719,196 412,553
Response Time (avg) 83.04s 185.56s
Response Time (max) 488.39s 912.78s
Response Time (total) 1826.84s 4082.41s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) 2.4T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#39 Claude Sonnet 5.5

max
OpenRouter returned no showcase content (finish_reason: length).
Cost
$0.000
Time
571.7s
Tokens
0 tok

#42 Qwen3.8 Max (0902)

high
Reached the allocated time limit (600 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
600.0s
Tokens
0 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 55.26s 10,608 580 70,730
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 253.22s 8,235 418 91,734

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