Claude Opus 4.8 vs Qwen3.7-Plus
Claude Opus 4.8 leads the LLM Stats Score 51.7 to 43.3. Qwen3.7-Plus is 17.9x cheaper per token.
Anthropic · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude Opus 4.8 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.7 to 43.3, ranking #10 overall.
In the 13 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Opus 4.8 wins 13; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Qwen3.7-Plus is roughly 17.9x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude Opus 4.8
- overall performance matters — it scores 51.7 and ranks #10 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 13 of 13 exact shared results
Choose Qwen3.7-Plus
- cost matters — it's about 17.9x cheaper per token
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2026
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
1 more shared indexes
Individual benchmarks
26 reported for Claude Opus 4.8 · 70 for Qwen3.7-Plus
Claude Opus 4.8 outperforms in 13 benchmarks (CharXiv-R, Finance Agent v2, FrontierCode 1.1, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, Include, MCP Atlas, OSWorld-Verified, ScreenSpot Pro, SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Pro, SWE-Bench Verified, Terminal-Bench 2.0), while Qwen3.7-Plus is better at 0 benchmarks.
Claude Opus 4.8 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Claude Opus 4.8 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 15.6x more expensive than Qwen3.7-Plus ($0.32/1M tokens).
For output processing, Claude Opus 4.8 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 19.5x more expensive than Qwen3.7-Plus ($1.28/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.8 is more expensive than Qwen3.7-Plus.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Both models have the same input context window of 1,000,000 tokens. Claude Opus 4.8 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Qwen3.7-Plus is limited to 65,536 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Claude Opus 4.8 and Qwen3.7-Plus support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Claude Opus 4.8
Qwen3.7-Plus
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude Opus 4.8 was released on 2026-05-28, while Qwen3.7-Plus was released on 2026-05-31.
Qwen3.7-Plus is 0 month newer than Claude Opus 4.8.
May 28, 2026
3 months ago
May 31, 2026
2 months ago
3d newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
Claude Opus 4.8 is available from Anthropic, Vertex AI. Qwen3.7-Plus is available from Together, Fireworks.
Claude Opus 4.8
Qwen3.7-Plus
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude Opus 4.8 and Qwen3.7-Plus side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude Opus 4.8 vs Qwen3.7-Plus.