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Claude Opus 5 vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Claude Opus 5 leads the LLM Stats Score 54.6 to 28.1. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is 10.3x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Opus 5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 54.6 to 28.1, ranking #5 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Opus 5 wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is roughly 10.3x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude Opus 5 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Opus 5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 54.6 and ranks #5 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and agents — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026

Choose Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

  • cost matters — it's about 10.3x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Opus 5
Anthropic
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
54.6
#5
28.1
#135
Reasoning
53.6
#4
28.4
#128
Agents
39.5
#7
11.4
#108
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$5.00 / M
$0.30 / M
Output price
$25.00 / M
$3.00 / M
Context window
1,000,000
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Claude Opus 5
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
Vision
37.9#4
12.1#105
Tool use
27.6#23
10.8#119
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Claude Opus 5 · 25 for Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

1 shared

Claude Opus 5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam), while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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

For input processing, Claude Opus 5 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 16.7x more expensive than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 5 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 8.3x more expensive than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 ($3.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 5 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
Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5
Input tokens$5.00
Output tokens$25.00
Best providerAnthropic
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
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 5 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 5 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
Input262,144 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Opus 5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 does not.

Claude Opus 5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 5 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 5

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 5 was released on 2026-07-24, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 was released on 2025-07-25.

Claude Opus 5 is 12 months newer than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.

Claude Opus 5

Jul 24, 2026

1 months ago

12mo newer
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Jul 25, 2025

1.2 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

Provider Availability

Claude Opus 5 is available from Anthropic, DeepInfra. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is available from Fireworks, Novita.

Claude Opus 5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $5.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $25.00/1M
deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $5.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $25.00/1M

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.00/1M
novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Opus 5 and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Opus 5
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 5 vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.

Which is better, Claude Opus 5 or Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507?

Claude Opus 5 leads the LLM Stats Score 54.6 to 28.1. Claude Opus 5 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 capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Opus 5 compare to Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 5 scores BrowseComp: 90.8%, BioMysteryBench: 90.1%, OSWorld 2.0: 70.6%, DeepSWE 1.1: 68.8%, Humanity's Last Exam: 64.7%. 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 5 cheaper than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507?

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is 16.7x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 5 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 5 and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507?

Claude Opus 5 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 5 and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (54.6 vs 28.1), 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 5 and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507?

Claude Opus 5 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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