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Model Comparison

Claude 3 Opus vs QwQ-32B-Preview

QwQ-32B-Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. QwQ-32B-Preview is 184.6x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude 3 Opus outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while QwQ-32B-Preview is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

QwQ-32B-Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

QwQ-32B-Preview costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Opus ($15.00/1M tokens) is 100.0x more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Opus ($75.00/1M tokens) is 375.0x more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Opus is more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input tokens$15.00
Output tokens$75.00
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 Opus accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to QwQ-32B-Preview's 32,768 tokens. Claude 3 Opus can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while QwQ-32B-Preview is limited to 32,768 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Opus supports multimodal inputs, whereas QwQ-32B-Preview 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

QwQ-32B-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Opus 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 Opus

Proprietary

Closed source

QwQ-32B-Preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29, while QwQ-32B-Preview was released on 2024-11-28.

QwQ-32B-Preview is 9 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.

Claude 3 Opus

Feb 29, 2024

2.2 years ago

QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 28, 2024

1.4 years ago

9mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B-Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Claude 3 Opus'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 Opus's cutoff date.

Claude 3 Opus

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QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 2024

Provider Availability

Claude 3 Opus is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. QwQ-32B-Preview is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together.

Claude 3 Opus

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

QwQ-32B-Preview

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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

QwQ-32B-Preview

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (65.2% vs 50.4%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Opus vs QwQ-32B-Preview

QwQ-32B-Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Opus 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 benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3 Opus scores ARC-C: 96.4%, HellaSwag: 95.4%, GSM8k: 95.0%, MGSM: 90.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 86.8%. QwQ-32B-Preview scores MATH-500: 90.6%, GPQA: 65.2%, AIME 2024: 50.0%, LiveCodeBench: 50.0%.
QwQ-32B-Preview is 100.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3 Opus costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic. QwQ-32B-Preview costs $0.15/M input and $0.20/M output via deepinfra.
Claude 3 Opus 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.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 33K), 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.
Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic and QwQ-32B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.