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Claude Opus 4.8 vs Qwen 3.8 Max: Scores, Price and Which to Choose
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Read the model pages for the full picture: Claude Opus 4.8 and Qwen 3.8 Max.
Side by side
- Claude Opus 4.8
- Qwen 3.8 Max
- Epoch Capabilities IndexToo close to call
Combined score over many tests. Bar shows where it sits between the lowest and highest score we track.
Claude Opus 4.8:159.0Qwen 3.8 Max:157.4 - Arena text ratingToo close to call
Rating from head-to-head votes by people. Bar shows where it sits between the lowest and highest score we track.
Claude Opus 4.8:1482Qwen 3.8 Max:1483 - Arena coding ratingToo close to call
Rating from head-to-head votes by people. Bar shows where it sits between the lowest and highest score we track.
Claude Opus 4.8:1533Qwen 3.8 Max:1524 - Arena web development ratingQwen 3.8 Max leads
Rating from head-to-head votes by people. Bar shows where it sits between the lowest and highest score we track.
Claude Opus 4.8:1556Qwen 3.8 Max:Better: 1672 - Arena vision ratingQwen 3.8 Max leads
Rating from head-to-head votes by people. Bar shows where it sits between the lowest and highest score we track.
Claude Opus 4.8:1286Qwen 3.8 Max:Better: 1300 - DeepSWEToo close to call
Software engineering tasks scored as the share solved on the first try (pass@1), run with the open mini-SWE-agent setup.
Claude Opus 4.8:59.0%Qwen 3.8 Max:57.5% - FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)Claude Opus 4.8 leads
Original, very hard maths problems written by mathematicians.
Claude Opus 4.8:Better: 80.0%Qwen 3.8 Max:74.7% - GPQA DiamondToo close to call
Very hard multiple-choice science questions in biology, physics and chemistry, written by experts and designed so a quick web search does not give the answer.
Claude Opus 4.8:91.0%Qwen 3.8 Max:92.7% - OTIS Mock AIMEToo close to call
Maths competition problems in the style of the US AIME exam, from the 2024 and 2025 sets.
Claude Opus 4.8:98.3%Qwen 3.8 Max:99.4% - SimpleQA VerifiedClaude Opus 4.8 leads
Short factual questions that each have one correct answer.
Claude Opus 4.8:Better: 53.0%Qwen 3.8 Max:45.8% - Blended price per million tokensQwen 3.8 Max costs less
Blended price: lower is better.
Claude Opus 4.8:$10.00Qwen 3.8 Max:Better: $3.00 - Context windowToo close to call
How much text it can read at once.
Claude Opus 4.8:1M tokensQwen 3.8 Max:992K tokens
The numbers
| Measure | Claude Opus 4.8 | Qwen 3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities IndexToo close to call | 159.0 | 157.4 |
| Arena text ratingToo close to call | 1482 | 1483 |
| Arena coding ratingToo close to call | 1533 | 1524 |
| Arena web development rating | 1556 | 1672 |
| Arena vision rating | 1286 | 1300 |
| DeepSWEToo close to call | 59.0% | 57.5% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 80.0% | 74.7% |
| GPQA DiamondToo close to call | 91.0% | 92.7% |
| OTIS Mock AIMEToo close to call | 98.3% | 99.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 53.0% | 45.8% |
| Blended price per million tokens | $10.00 | $3.00 |
| Context windowToo close to call | 1M tokens | 992K tokens |
What it costs in everyday terms
- 100 chats with Claude Opus 4.8
- $1.75
- Blended price $10.00 per million tokens.
- 100 chats with Qwen 3.8 Max
- $0.50
- Blended price $3.00 per million tokens.
Who should pick which
Pick Claude Opus 4.8 if these matter most
- FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3): 80.0% against 74.7%
- SimpleQA Verified: 53.0% against 45.8%
Pick Qwen 3.8 Max if these matter most
- Arena web development rating: 1672 against 1556
- Arena vision rating: 1300 against 1286
- Blended price per million tokens: $3.00 against $10.00
Too close to call: Epoch Capabilities Index, Arena text rating, Arena coding rating, DeepSWE, GPQA Diamond, OTIS Mock AIME, Context window.
Scores come from tests and votes, not from your own work. Try both on a task you care about before you commit.
Questions about this comparison
- Which is better, Claude Opus 4.8 or Qwen 3.8 Max?
- On quality, neither model leads clearly across the 10 measures both have. 6 measures are too close to call. Qwen 3.8 Max costs about 70% less than Claude Opus 4.8 on a blended price of $3.00 against $10.00 per million tokens. Which one is better for you depends on your task and budget, so test both on your own work.
- Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.8 or Qwen 3.8 Max?
- Qwen 3.8 Max is cheaper on blended price: $10.00 per million tokens for Claude Opus 4.8 against $3.00 for Qwen 3.8 Max. For 100 chats of about 1,000 tokens in and 500 tokens back, that is about $1.75 for Claude Opus 4.8 and $0.50 for Qwen 3.8 Max.
- Which is better for coding, Claude Opus 4.8 or Qwen 3.8 Max?
- On Arena coding rating they are too close to call (1533 and 1524).
Where this data comes from
- Epoch AI: Benchmark data: Epoch AI, 'Capabilities & benchmarking', epoch.ai/benchmarks (CC BY 4.0). We match models across sources, rank them and show them in charts. Scores are not changed. Epoch AI does not endorse this site.
- Arena (formerly LMArena): Human-preference ratings: Arena (arena.ai) leaderboard dataset, CC BY 4.0. We keep the latest published ratings, match them to models from other sources and rank them. Ratings are not changed. Arena does not endorse this site.
- LiteLLM model price list: Prices and context windows: LiteLLM model price list (github.com/BerriAI/litellm, MIT licence). We use the model maker's own price entry when there is one. Prices change often, so always confirm on the maker's site before you buy.
Newest data on this page: 26 Oct 2026. Prices are list prices and change often, so confirm on the maker's site before you buy. Sponsors never change a score or an order. How we calculate this · Report a mistake