Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) vs Qwen3 Max

Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) vs Qwen3 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 5 (Xhigh)Off the frontier
Intelligence
49.70
Total cost
$5868
AlibabaQwen3 MaxNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
15.60
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 5 (Xhigh)Qwen3 MaxDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)49.715.6−68.6% Qwen3 Max is 68.6% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$5,867.76Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)35.31sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0—
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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