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Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs QwQ-32B-Preview

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads the LLM Stats Score 19.4 to 9.4. QwQ-32B-Preview is 36.9x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads the overall LLM Stats Score 19.4 to 9.4, ranking #189 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, QwQ-32B-Preview is roughly 36.9x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet also accepts a larger context window (200,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet

  • overall performance matters — it scores 19.4 and ranks #189 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 200,000 token context window

Choose QwQ-32B-Preview

  • cost matters — it's about 36.9x cheaper per token
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2024
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Anthropic
QwQ-32B-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
19.4
#189
9.4
#251
Reasoning
20.4
#171
9.6
#244
Coding
11.6
#141
4.5
#192
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$3.00 / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
$0.20 / M
Context window
200,000
32,768

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
QwQ-32B-Preview
Math
23.4#120
9.2#240
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Claude 3.5 Sonnet · 4 for QwQ-32B-Preview

1 shared

Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while QwQ-32B-Preview is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Aug 29 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

QwQ-32B-Preview costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 20.0x more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 75.0x more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Sat Aug 29 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.20
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3.5 Sonnet accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to QwQ-32B-Preview's 32,768 tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while QwQ-32B-Preview is limited to 32,768 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Sat Aug 29 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs, whereas QwQ-32B-Preview does not.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

QwQ-32B-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while QwQ-32B-Preview uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

QwQ-32B-Preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-10-22, while QwQ-32B-Preview was released on 2024-11-28.

QwQ-32B-Preview is 1 month newer than Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Oct 22, 2024

1.8 years ago

QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 28, 2024

1.7 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B-Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Claude 3.5 Sonnet's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm QwQ-32B-Preview's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3.5 Sonnet's cutoff date.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

—

QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 2024

Provider Availability

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. QwQ-32B-Preview is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

QwQ-32B-Preview

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
hyperbolic logo
Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $1.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Sonnet and QwQ-32B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
✓ Preferred
QwQ-32B-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs QwQ-32B-Preview.

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or QwQ-32B-Preview?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads the LLM Stats Score 19.4 to 9.4. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and QwQ-32B-Preview is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude 3.5 Sonnet compare to QwQ-32B-Preview in benchmarks?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores GSM8k: 96.4%, DocVQA: 95.2%, AI2D: 94.7%, HumanEval: 93.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 93.1%. QwQ-32B-Preview scores MATH-500: 90.6%, GPQA: 65.2%, AIME 2024: 50.0%, LiveCodeBench: 50.0%.

Is Claude 3.5 Sonnet cheaper than QwQ-32B-Preview?

QwQ-32B-Preview is 20.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. QwQ-32B-Preview costs $0.15/M input and $0.20/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.5 Sonnet and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and QwQ-32B-Preview supports 33K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3.5 Sonnet and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (19.4 vs 9.4), context window (200K vs 33K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.15/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3.5 Sonnet and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and QwQ-32B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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