ClaudevsQwen
Comparing Anthropic and Alibaba. Average Podium Score across top models: Claude (84.6) vs Qwen (74.4). Flagship showdown: Claude Mythos Preview (97.4) vs Qwen3.8 Max (79.8).
Claude (Anthropic)
Industry-leading frontier reasoning and coding models from Anthropic.
Qwen (Alibaba)
Extensive open-weight and API model family from Alibaba Cloud.
Top Models Showdown
| Rank | Model | Lab | Score | Coding | Reasoning | Speed | Price / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Claude Mythos Preview | Anthropic | 97.4 | 80.9 | 98.8 | 80 t/s | $15/M |
| #2 | Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | 93.4 | 84.1 | 81.0 | 71 t/s | $50/M |
| #3 | Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic | 81.4 | 70.4 | 82.3 | 60 t/s | $25/M |
| #4 | Qwen3.8 Max | Alibaba | 79.8 | 50.3 | 66.3 | 55 t/s | $2/M |
| #5 | Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | 76.0 | 58.0 | 82.8 | 50 t/s | $15/M |
| #6 | Claude Opus 4 6 Thinking | Anthropic | 75.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $15/M |
| #7 | Qwen3.7 Max Preview | Alibaba | 74.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $2/M |
| #8 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Alibaba | 73.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $2/M |
| #9 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Alibaba | 73.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $2/M |
| #10 | Qwen3.5 397b A17b | Alibaba | 72.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $2/M |
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