Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4.6 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.6 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Verified, Terminal-Bench 2.0), while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Opus 4.6 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Opus 4.6 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Opus 4.6 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct 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-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4.6 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct 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-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.6 was released on 2026-02-05, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.

Claude Opus 4.6 is 12 months newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Claude Opus 4.6

Feb 5, 2026

3 months ago

1.0yr newer
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Jan 31, 2025

1.3 years 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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher SWE-bench Multilingual score (77.8% vs 54.7%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (80.8% vs 69.6%)
Higher Terminal-Bench 2.0 score (65.4% vs 37.5%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.6 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.6 or Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Opus 4.6 is made by Anthropic and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct 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-Coder 480B A35B Instruct 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-Coder 480B A35B Instruct scores TAU-bench Retail: 77.5%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, BFCL-v3: 68.7%, Aider-Polyglot: 61.8%, TAU-bench Airline: 60.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4.6 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Claude Opus 4.6 supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct supports an unknown number of 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-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Key differences include 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-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Claude Opus 4.6 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.