Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026
In this head-to-head showdown, Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,425 vs 1,248), while Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (65.2%), while Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B is more budget-friendly at $0.72/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.
Original Claude 3 flagship. Kept so opus 3 vs later Opus and vs GPT-4o still resolve.
Alibaba dedicated open-weight code generation model with near-frontier SWE-bench Verified coding capability.
Δ 177 Arena Elo pts
110 tok/s
$0.72 / 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 Opus | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | Advantage Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preference Elo | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (+177) | ||
| Coding Elo | — | — | |
| LiveBench | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (+18.6%) | ||
| SWE-bench | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (+26.8%) | ||
| GPQA Diamond | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (+23.6%) | ||
| Time to first token | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (+240 ms) | ||
| Output speed | 48 tok/s | 110 tok/s | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (+62 tok/s) |
| Input price | $0.18/1M | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (+$14.82/1M) | |
| Output price | $0.72/1M | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (+$74.28/1M) | |
| Context window | Claude 3 Opus (+69k) |
Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).
Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B is estimated to save $1,632.90/month ($19,595/year).
Higher SWE-bench (65.2%).
Lower output list price ($0.72/1M).
Lower TTFT (180 ms).
Larger window (200k).
Claude 3 Opus is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
| Target Workload | Recommended Pick | Evaluation Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Repo / coding agents | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | Higher SWE-bench (65.2%). |
| High-volume chat | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | Lower output list price ($0.72/1M). |
| Voice / low-latency UI | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | Lower TTFT (180 ms). |
| Long-document RAG | Claude 3 Opus | Larger window (200k). |
| Screenshots / vision | Claude 3 Opus | Claude 3 Opus is the side marked multimodal in the catalog. |
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