Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs Qwen3 1.7B (Reasoning)

Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs Qwen3 1.7B (Reasoning). 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 (Medium)Off the frontier
Intelligence
28.10
Total cost
$1218
AlibabaQwen3 1.7B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.20
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 (Medium)Qwen3 1.7B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)28.15.2−81.5% Qwen3 1.7B (Reasoning) is 81.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,218.17Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)9.27sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0—
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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