Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.8 Max

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.8 Max. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
19.30
Total cost
-
AlibabaQwen3.8 MaxOff the frontier
Intelligence
40.20
Total cost
$3172
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)Qwen3.8 MaxDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)19.340.2+108.3% Qwen3.8 Max is 2.1× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$3,172.37— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)12.54s62.83s+401.0% Qwen3.8 Max is 401.0% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$2.00 / $6.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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