Claude Opus 5 (Medium) vs Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)

Claude Opus 5 (Medium) vs Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 5 (Medium)Off the frontier
Intelligence
44.80
Total cost
$2732
Multiverse ComputingQuasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
26.70
Total cost
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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 5 (Medium)Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)44.826.7−40.4% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 40.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$2,731.91Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)13.14s15.88s+20.9% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 20.9% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.11 / $0.33
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