Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.8 Max

Claude Opus 4.5 (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 Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
29.10
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 Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)Qwen3.8 MaxDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)29.140.2+38.1% Qwen3.8 Max is 38.1% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$3,172.37— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)22.98s62.87s+173.6% Qwen3.8 Max is 173.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$2.00 / $6.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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