Claude Sonnet 5 (Low) vs Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)

Claude Sonnet 5 (Low) 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 Sonnet 5 (Low)Off the frontier
Intelligence
24.30
Total cost
$653
Multiverse ComputingQuasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
26.70
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 (Low)Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)24.326.7+9.9% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 9.9% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$652.70Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)8.35s16.87s+102.0% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 102.0% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.11 / $0.33
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