Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)

Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) 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.

Verdict

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

MetricClaude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)57.622.9−60.2% Qwen3.5 27B (Reasonin… is 60.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$8,708.20Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)626.13s37.95s−93.9% Qwen3.5 27B (Reasonin… is 93.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$0.30 / $2.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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