Model Comparison

Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Qwen3 Max

Claude 3.7 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Qwen3 Max is 3.7x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Claude 3.7 Sonnet outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified), while Qwen3 Max is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025).

Claude 3.7 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3 Max costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.7 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 6.0x more expensive than Qwen3 Max ($0.50/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.7 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 3.0x more expensive than Qwen3 Max ($5.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.7 Sonnet is more expensive than Qwen3 Max.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Input tokens$3.00

Output tokens$15.00

Best providerAnthropic

Qwen3 Max

Input tokens$0.50

Output tokens$5.00

Best providerNovita

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3 Max accepts 256,000 input tokens compared to Claude 3.7 Sonnet's 200,000 tokens. Qwen3 Max can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Claude 3.7 Sonnet is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Input200,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

Qwen3 Max

Input256,000 tokens

Output131,072 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3.7 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 Max does not.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen3 Max

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3 Max

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.7 Sonnet was released on 2025-02-24, while Qwen3 Max was released on 2025-12-15.

Qwen3 Max is 10 months newer than Claude 3.7 Sonnet.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Feb 24, 2025

1.3 years ago

Qwen3 Max

Dec 15, 2025

5 months ago

9mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Qwen3 Max is available from Novita.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Anthropic

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Google

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Qwen3 Max

Novita

Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M

* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

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Anthropic

Supports multimodal inputs

Higher GPQA score (84.8% vs 62.0%)

Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (70.3% vs 69.6%)

Qwen3 Max

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (256,000 tokens)

Less expensive input tokens

Less expensive output tokens

Higher AIME 2025 score (81.6% vs 54.8%)

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Qwen3 Max.

Which is better, Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Qwen3 Max?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Claude 3.7 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Qwen3 Max is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude 3.7 Sonnet compare to Qwen3 Max in benchmarks?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet scores MATH-500: 96.2%, IFEval: 93.2%, MMMLU: 86.1%, GPQA: 84.8%, TAU-bench Retail: 81.2%. Qwen3 Max scores AIME 2025: 81.6%, t2-bench: 74.8%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, LiveCodeBench v6: 69.0%, SuperGPQA: 65.1%.

Is Claude 3.7 Sonnet cheaper than Qwen3 Max?

Qwen3 Max is 6.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.7 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Qwen3 Max costs $0.50/M input and $5.00/M output via novita.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Qwen3 Max?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Qwen3 Max supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Qwen3 Max?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 256K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.50/M), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Qwen3 Max?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3 Max is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.