Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)

Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
41.80
Total cost
$6874
AlibabaQwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.90
Total cost
-
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 4.8 (Max)Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)41.822.9−45.2% Qwen3.5 27B (Reasonin… is 45.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,873.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)36.92s37.95s+2.8% Qwen3.5 27B (Reasonin… is 2.8% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.30 / $2.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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