Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4.6 vs Qwen3.7-PlusWhich is better in 2026?

Claude Opus 4.6 has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

Verdict: Claude Opus 4.6 vs Qwen3.7-Plus — which is better?

Claude Opus 4.6 (by Anthropic) and Qwen3.7-Plus (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Claude Opus 4.6 outperforms in 6 benchmarks (GDPval-AA, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, MMMLU, SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Verified), while Qwen3.7-Plus is better at 4 benchmarks (CharXiv-R, MCP Atlas, MMMU-Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.0). Claude Opus 4.6 has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

Choose Claude Opus 4.6 if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 6 of 10 shared benchmarks

Choose Qwen3.7-Plus if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2026
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

10 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.6 outperforms in 6 benchmarks (GDPval-AA, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, MMMLU, SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Verified), while Qwen3.7-Plus is better at 4 benchmarks (CharXiv-R, MCP Atlas, MMMU-Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.0).

Claude Opus 4.6 has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

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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
Qwen3.7-Plus
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Opus 4.6 and Qwen3.7-Plus support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude Opus 4.6

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.7-Plus

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 Opus 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3.7-Plus

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.6 was released on 2026-02-05, while Qwen3.7-Plus was released on 2026-05-31.

Qwen3.7-Plus is 4 months newer than Claude Opus 4.6.

Claude Opus 4.6

Feb 5, 2026

4 months ago

Qwen3.7-Plus

May 31, 2026

2 weeks ago

3mo 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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Higher GDPval-AA score (53.5% vs 31.5%)
Higher GPQA score (91.3% vs 90.3%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (53.1% vs 34.7%)
Higher MMMLU score (91.1% vs 89.0%)
Higher SWE-bench Multilingual score (77.8% vs 75.8%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (80.8% vs 77.7%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.7-Plus

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher CharXiv-R score (85.9% vs 77.4%)
Higher MCP Atlas score (73.2% vs 62.7%)
Higher MMMU-Pro score (79.0% vs 77.3%)
Higher Terminal-Bench 2.0 score (70.3% vs 65.4%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.7-Plus

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.6 vs Qwen3.7-Plus.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.6 or Qwen3.7-Plus?

Claude Opus 4.6 has a slight edge in benchmark performance. Claude Opus 4.6 is made by Anthropic and Qwen3.7-Plus 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 Qwen3.7-Plus 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%, Tau2 Retail: 91.9%. Qwen3.7-Plus scores IFEval: 94.6%, MMLU-Redux: 94.5%, HMMT Feb 26: 92.9%, MRCR v2: 91.7%, OmniDocBench 1.5: 91.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4.6 and Qwen3.7-Plus?

Claude Opus 4.6 supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen3.7-Plus supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

Who makes Claude Opus 4.6 and Qwen3.7-Plus?

Claude Opus 4.6 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3.7-Plus is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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