Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4.6 vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is 10.3x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.6 outperforms in 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, Tau2 Retail, Tau2 Telecom), while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.6 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 16.7x more expensive than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.6 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 8.3x more expensive than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 ($3.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.6 is more expensive than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude Opus 4.6

Input tokens$5.00

Output tokens$25.00

Best providerAnthropic

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Input tokens$0.30

Output tokens$3.00

Best providerFireworks

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Opus 4.6 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507's 262,144 tokens. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Claude Opus 4.6 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Claude Opus 4.6

Input1,000,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Input262,144 tokens

Output131,072 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Opus 4.6 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 does not.

Claude Opus 4.6 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 4.6

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4.6 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude Opus 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.6 was released on 2026-02-05, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 was released on 2025-07-25.

Claude Opus 4.6 is 7 months newer than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.

Claude Opus 4.6

Feb 5, 2026

3 months ago

6mo newer

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Jul 25, 2025

9 months ago

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 Opus 4.6 is available from Anthropic. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is available from Fireworks, Novita.

Claude Opus 4.6

Anthropic

Input Price:Input: $5.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $25.00/1M

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Fireworks

Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.00/1M

Novita

Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.00/1M

* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Claude Opus 4.6

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Anthropic

Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Higher AIME 2025 score (99.8% vs 92.3%)

Higher GPQA score (91.3% vs 81.1%)

Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (53.1% vs 18.2%)

Higher Tau2 Retail score (91.9% vs 71.9%)

Higher Tau2 Telecom score (99.3% vs 45.6%)

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens

Less expensive output tokens

Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.6 vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.6 or Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507?

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Opus 4.6 is made by Anthropic and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 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 Opus 4.6 compare to Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 4.6 scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.8%, Tau2 Telecom: 99.3%, Graphwalks parents >128k: 95.4%, MRCR v2 (8-needle): 93.0%. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 scores MMLU-Redux: 93.8%, AIME 2025: 92.3%, WritingBench: 88.3%, IFEval: 87.8%, Creative Writing v3: 86.1%.

Is Claude Opus 4.6 cheaper than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507?

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is 16.7x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 4.6 costs $5.00/M input and $25.00/M output via anthropic. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 costs $0.30/M input and $3.00/M output via fireworks.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4.6 and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507?

Claude Opus 4.6 supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-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 Opus 4.6 and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507?

Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 262K), input pricing ($5.00 vs $0.30/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 Opus 4.6 and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507?

Claude Opus 4.6 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.