Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B. 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 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
50.80
Total cost
$7275
DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8BNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
8.10
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 (Max)DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)50.88.1−84.1% DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen… is 84.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$7,274.74Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)82.58sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0—
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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