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Claude Sonnet 5.5 (max) vs Qwen3.8 Max (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 9.0 vs 9.0. Qwen3.8 Max (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.771 vs $7.545. Qwen3.8 Max (medium) is faster at 23.34s vs 83.04s, with pass rates of 81.8% vs 80.3%.

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
#40
Total Output Tokens
92,047
Response Time (avg)
23.34s
Total Cost
$0.771
Recommended model Qwen3.8 Max (medium)

It has the best score here (9.0), while costing about 9.8x 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 Qwen3.8 Max medium Release: 2026-08-04
Score 9.0 9.0
Rank #39 #40
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.4 9.7
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 81.8% 80.3%
Flaky tests 2 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 44.380 4.532
Total Cost $7.545 $0.771
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 135,496 109,055
Output Tokens 8,153 6,566
Reasoning Tokens 719,196 85,481
Response Time (avg) 83.04s 23.34s
Response Time (max) 488.39s 126.60s
Response Time (total) 1826.84s 513.47s
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
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Cost
$0.000
Time
571.7s
Tokens
0 tok

#40 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 Sonnet 5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 55.26s 10,608 580 70,730
Qwen3.8 Max 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 41.35s 7,893 430 23,804

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