Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)

Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs Qwen3.5 27B (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 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
38.20
Total cost
$6998
AlibabaQwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.90
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 (Max)Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)38.222.9−40.1% Qwen3.5 27B (Reasonin… is 40.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,998.25Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)195.92s38.00s−80.6% Qwen3.5 27B (Reasonin… is 80.6% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.30 / $2.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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