Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026
This page compares Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Anthropic) and Qwen3 235B (Alibaba) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. On preference Elo, Qwen3 235B is ahead by 78 points (1,440 vs 1,362; lmarena (Aug 17, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, Claude 3.7 Sonnet resolves 70.3% versus 59.4% (swebench (Aug 17, 2026)). Claude 3.7 Sonnet streams faster (85 tok/s) while Qwen3 235B is the cheaper output token ($1.82/1M). Claude 3.7 Sonnet has the larger context window (200k tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.
Anthropic
Claude 3.7 SonnetHybrid-reasoning Sonnet from 2025. Kept for historical compare pages.
thinking_budgetReasoning models scale test-time compute by generating hidden chain-of-thought (CoT) tokens. These tokens are billed at standard output rates and directly expand latency (TTFT) in exchange for higher GPQA Diamond and SWE-bench Verified problem resolve rates.
Official evaluation benchmark budget for SWE-bench and LiveBench.
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}"reasoning": {
"effort": "medium",
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}Instant pairwise benchmark recalculation across 400+ LLMs
Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.
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
Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.
78 pts advantage
11 tok/s faster
$13.18/1M cheaper
Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).
Qwen3 235B is estimated to save $286.78/month ($3,441/year).
Higher SWE-bench (70.3%).
Lower output list price ($1.82/1M).
Lower TTFT (240 ms).
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 | Qwen3 235B | Lower output list price ($1.82/1M). |
| Voice / low-latency UI | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Lower TTFT (240 ms). |
| 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. |
Sep 2025 open-weight mixture-of-experts. Self-host path. Don’t confuse it with Qwen 3 Max.
2025 hybrid-reasoning Sonnet. Deprecated for buying, kept for old compare URLs and “what did 3.7 score?”
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