Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) vs Qwen3 Max Thinking

Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) vs Qwen3 Max Thinking. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
35.90
Total cost
$482
AlibabaQwen3 Max ThinkingNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
21.30
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 Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback)Qwen3 Max ThinkingDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)35.921.3−40.7% Qwen3 Max Thinking is 40.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$482.13Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)5.91sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0—
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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