Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)
In this head-to-head showdown, Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview is more budget-friendly at $6.16/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.
First Claude 4 Opus generation. Baseline for opus 4 vs opus 5.
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Single model data
No latency data
$6.162 / 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 Opus 4 | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Advantage Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preference Elo | — | — | |
| Coding Elo | — | — | |
| LiveBench | — | — | |
| SWE-bench | — | — | |
| GPQA Diamond | — | — | |
| Time to first token | — | — | |
| Output speed | 58 tok/s | — | — |
| Input price | $1.03/1M | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview (+$13.97/1M) | |
| Output price | $6.16/1M | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview (+$68.84/1M) | |
| Context window | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview (+62k) |
Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview is estimated to save $1,521.63/month ($18,260/year).
Need SWE-bench on both sides.
Lower output list price ($6.16/1M).
Need TTFT on both sides.
Larger window (262k).
Claude Opus 4 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: Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Lower output list price ($6.16/1M). |
| Voice / low-latency UI | insufficient data | Need TTFT on both sides. |
| Long-document RAG | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Larger window (262k). |
| Screenshots / vision | Claude Opus 4 | Claude Opus 4 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog. |
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