Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Claude Opus 4.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3 8B benchmark

Name: Claude Opus 4.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3 8B AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Claude Opus 4.5 (Anthropic) and Qwen: Qwen3 8B (Alibaba) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. Qwen: Qwen3 8B wins on output price at $0.45/1M. Claude Opus 4.5 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.

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Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.5

Anthropic frontier coding and computer-use model. SWE-bench leader on the official mini-SWE-agent harness in the Feb 2026 refresh.

Elo 1,568$25/1M out

Alibaba

Qwen: Qwen3 8B

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (qwen/qwen3-8b). Preview until a second source matches.

$0.45499999999999996/1M out

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Quick vs:vs Claude Opus 4.6 vs Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs GPT-5

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Claude Opus 4.5 (8)vsQwen: Qwen3 8B (2)

Claude Opus 4.5: 8W (80%)Overall: Claude Opus 4.5Qwen: Qwen3 8B: 2W (20%)

← Claude Opus 4.5Qwen: Qwen3 8B →

Claude Opus 4.5 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,568vs—

Coding Elo

1,574vs—

SWE-bench

76.8%vs—

LiveBench

71.2%vs—

GPQA Diamond

84.1%vs—

Claude Opus 4.5: 5WQwen: Qwen3 8B: 0W

Claude Opus 4.5 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

62 tok/svs—

Time to first token

380 msvs—

Claude Opus 4.5: 2WQwen: Qwen3 8B: 0W

Qwen: Qwen3 8B (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$25/1Mvs$0.45/1M

Input price

$5/1Mvs$0.12/1M

Context window

200kvs131k

Claude Opus 4.5: 1WQwen: Qwen3 8B: 2W

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageClaude Opus 4.5 5/6

Preference Elo

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Throughput Speed

No shared data

Price Efficiency

Qwen: Qwen3 8B

$24.55/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,568

EloHigh is better

—

Code Elo

High is better

1,574

Code EloHigh is better

—

LiveBench

High is better

71.2%

LiveBenchHigh is better

—

SWE-bench

High is better

76.8%

SWE-benchHigh is better

—

GPQA

High is better

84.1%

GPQAHigh is better

—

TTFT

Low is better

380 ms

TTFTLow is better

—

Speed

High is better

62 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

—

In $

Low is better

$5/1M

In $Low is better

$0.12/1M+4174%

Out $

Low is better

$25/1M

Out $Low is better

$0.45/1M+5395%

Context

High is better

+53%200k

ContextHigh is better

131k

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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 98% with Qwen: Qwen3 8B

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Claude Opus 4.5$550.00 / mo

In: $175.00Out: $375.00

Qwen: Qwen3 8B$10.92 / mo

In: $4.10Out: $6.82

Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen: Qwen3 8B is estimated to save $539.08/month ($6,469/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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Qwen: Qwen3 8B:Pick Qwen: Qwen3 8B when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatQwen: Qwen3 8B

Lower output list price ($0.45/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGClaude Opus 4.5

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionClaude Opus 4.5

Claude Opus 4.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Qwen: Qwen3 8B	Lower output list price ($0.45/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Claude Opus 4.5	Larger window (200k).
Screenshots / vision	Claude Opus 4.5	Claude Opus 4.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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launchFeb 20, 2026

Claude Opus 4.5 and the Feb 2026 SWE-bench row we still cite

The Feb refresh made 4.5 a coding reference. Newer Opus SKUs exist; this row stays as the dated harness point.

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Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.5

Elo 1,568

LiveBench71.2%

SWE-bench76.8%

Speed62 tok/s

Output cost$25/1M

Alibaba

Qwen: Qwen3 8B

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$0.45/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Claude Opus 4.5 or Qwen: Qwen3 8B?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Claude Opus 4.5 or Qwen: Qwen3 8B?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Qwen: Qwen3 8B output tokens are $0.45/1M versus $25/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Claude Opus 4.5 or Qwen: Qwen3 8B?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Claude Opus 4.5 accepts 200k tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Claude Opus 4.5 and Qwen: Qwen3 8B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Claude Opus 4.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3 8B benchmark

Interactive Comparison Diagram

Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Claude Opus 4.5 (8)vsQwen: Qwen3 8B (2)

Claude Opus 4.5: 8W (80%)Overall: Claude Opus 4.5Qwen: Qwen3 8B: 2W (20%)

← Claude Opus 4.5Qwen: Qwen3 8B →

Claude Opus 4.5 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,568vs—

Coding Elo

1,574vs—

SWE-bench

76.8%vs—

LiveBench

71.2%vs—

GPQA Diamond

84.1%vs—

Claude Opus 4.5: 5WQwen: Qwen3 8B: 0W

Claude Opus 4.5 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

62 tok/svs—

Time to first token

380 msvs—

Claude Opus 4.5: 2WQwen: Qwen3 8B: 0W

Qwen: Qwen3 8B (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$25/1Mvs$0.45/1M

Input price

$5/1Mvs$0.12/1M

Context window

200kvs131k

Claude Opus 4.5: 1WQwen: Qwen3 8B: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatQwen: Qwen3 8B

Lower output list price ($0.45/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGClaude Opus 4.5

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionClaude Opus 4.5

Claude Opus 4.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Qwen: Qwen3 8B	Lower output list price ($0.45/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Claude Opus 4.5	Larger window (200k).
Screenshots / vision	Claude Opus 4.5	Claude Opus 4.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Claude Opus 4.5 or Qwen: Qwen3 8B?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Claude Opus 4.5 or Qwen: Qwen3 8B?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Qwen: Qwen3 8B output tokens are $0.45/1M versus $25/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Claude Opus 4.5 or Qwen: Qwen3 8B?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Claude Opus 4.5 accepts 200k tokens versus 131k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Claude Opus 4.5 and Qwen: Qwen3 8B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Intelligence & Reasoning

Speed & Latency

Pricing & Capacity

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

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No shared data

Qwen: Qwen3 8B

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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Claude Opus 4.5

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Pricing & Capacity

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

No shared data

No shared data

Qwen: Qwen3 8B

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

Claude Opus 4.5 and the Feb 2026 SWE-bench row we still cite

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Claude Opus 4.5

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