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Claude 3 Opus vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 leads the LLM Stats Score 24.1 to 10.0. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is 96.0x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 24.1 to 10.0, ranking #160 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is roughly 96.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 also accepts a larger context window (262,144 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 Opus

  • you want predictable pricing at $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output

Choose Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

  • overall performance matters — it scores 24.1 and ranks #160 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
  • cost matters — it's about 96.0x cheaper per token
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 262,144 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude 3 Opus
Anthropic
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
10.0
#256
24.1
#160
Reasoning
9.9
#249
23.7
#154
Coding
5.2
#196
4.4
#204
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 2
2 of 2
Input price
$15.00 / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
$75.00 / M
$0.80 / M
Context window
200,000
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Claude 3 Opus
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Math
16.4#199
24.1#118
Finance
14.5#123
28.4#30
Legal
14.5#108
28.2#23
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Claude 3 Opus · 25 for Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

2 shared

Claude 3 Opus outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Sep 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Opus ($15.00/1M tokens) is 100.0x more expensive than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Opus ($75.00/1M tokens) is 93.8x more expensive than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 ($0.80/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Opus is more expensive than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Sep 04 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input tokens$15.00
Output tokens$75.00
Best providerAnthropic
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.80
Best providerFireworks
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Claude 3 Opus's 200,000 tokens. Claude 3 Opus can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is limited to 131,072 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Input262,144 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Fri Sep 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude 3 Opus supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 does not.

Claude 3 Opus can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3 Opus

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Opus is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude 3 Opus

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 was released on 2025-07-22.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is 17 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.

Claude 3 Opus

Feb 29, 2024

2.5 years ago

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Jul 22, 2025

1.1 years ago

1.4yr 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 Opus is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is available from Fireworks, Novita.

Claude 3 Opus

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M
novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3 Opus and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3 Opus
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Opus vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507.

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 leads the LLM Stats Score 24.1 to 10.0. Claude 3 Opus is made by Anthropic and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 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 Opus compare to Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Opus scores ARC-C: 96.4%, HellaSwag: 95.4%, GSM8k: 95.0%, MGSM: 90.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 86.8%. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 scores ZebraLogic: 95.0%, MMLU-Redux: 93.1%, IFEval: 88.7%, MultiPL-E: 87.9%, Creative Writing v3: 87.5%.

Is Claude 3 Opus cheaper than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is 100.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3 Opus costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 costs $0.15/M input and $0.80/M output via fireworks.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3 Opus and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

Claude 3 Opus supports 200K tokens and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 supports 262K 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 Opus and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (10.0 vs 24.1), context window (200K vs 262K), input pricing ($15.00 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 Opus and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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