Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B
Which is better for the money: Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) by Anthropic or Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B
Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B vs Claude Sonnet 5 (Max): 4.5% more intelligence, 62.4% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 69.9% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) | Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.2 | 39.9 | +4.5% Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is 4.5% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $6,998.25 | $2,632.05 | −62.4% Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is 62.4% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 204.80s | 61.67s | −69.9% Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is 69.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $2.00 / $6.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
- Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
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