Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026
In this head-to-head showdown, Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,425 vs 1,362), while Claude 3.7 Sonnet leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (70.3%), while Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is more budget-friendly at $1/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.
Hybrid-reasoning Sonnet from 2025. Kept for historical compare pages.
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Simulate accuracy gains vs added response time & token cost
Reasoning models “think before answering” by generating internal reasoning tokens. Higher effort improves math, coding, and logic accuracy, but increases response delay and token costs.
Δ 63 Arena Elo pts
No latency data
$1 / 1M output
Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.
Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.
Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.
Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy
Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness
Cost per million tokens and max context window length
| Benchmark | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Advantage Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preference Elo | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+63) | ||
| Coding Elo | — | — | |
| LiveBench | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+6.4%) | ||
| SWE-bench | Claude 3.7 Sonnet (+5.1%) | ||
| GPQA Diamond | — | — | |
| Time to first token | — | — | |
| Output speed | 85 tok/s | — | — |
| Input price | $0.66/1M | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+$2.34/1M) | |
| Output price | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+$14/1M) | ||
| Context window | Claude 3.7 Sonnet (+167k) |
Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is estimated to save $291.90/month ($3,503/year).
Higher SWE-bench (70.3%).
Lower output list price ($1/1M).
Need TTFT on both sides.
Larger window (200k).
Claude 3.7 Sonnet is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
| Target Workload | Recommended Pick | Evaluation Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Repo / coding agents | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Higher SWE-bench (70.3%). |
| High-volume chat | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Lower output list price ($1/1M). |
| Voice / low-latency UI | insufficient data | Need TTFT on both sides. |
| Long-document RAG | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Larger window (200k). |
| Screenshots / vision | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Claude 3.7 Sonnet is the side marked multimodal in the catalog. |
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