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Claude Opus 5 vs Qwen3.7-Plus

Claude Opus 5 leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 42.7. Qwen3.7-Plus is 17.9x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Opus 5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 42.7, ranking #5 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Opus 5 wins 2; 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 5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 55.1 and ranks #5 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026

Choose Qwen3.7-Plus

  • cost matters — it's about 17.9x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Opus 5
Anthropic
Qwen3.7-Plus
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
55.1
#5
42.7
#44
Reasoning
54.0
#4
43.2
#40
Coding
42.0
#8
30.9
#46
Agents
40.0
#6
24.5
#51
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
$5.00 / M
$0.32 / M
Output price
$25.00 / M
$1.28 / M
Context window
1,000,000
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Claude Opus 5
Qwen3.7-Plus
Vision
37.8#4
32.3#21
Tool use
27.7#21
23.2#41
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Claude Opus 5 · 70 for Qwen3.7-Plus

2 shared

Claude Opus 5 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (FrontierCode 1.1, Humanity's Last Exam), while Qwen3.7-Plus is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Sep 10 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3.7-Plus costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 5 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 15.6x more expensive than Qwen3.7-Plus ($0.32/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 5 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 19.5x more expensive than Qwen3.7-Plus ($1.28/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 5 is more expensive than Qwen3.7-Plus.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Thu Sep 10 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5
Input tokens$5.00
Output tokens$25.00
Best providerAnthropic
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.7-Plus
Input tokens$0.32
Output tokens$1.28
Best providerTogether
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 1,000,000 tokens. Claude Opus 5 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Qwen3.7-Plus is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.7-Plus
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Thu Sep 10 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Opus 5 and Qwen3.7-Plus support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Opus 5

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 5

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3.7-Plus

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 5 was released on 2026-07-24, while Qwen3.7-Plus was released on 2026-05-31.

Claude Opus 5 is 2 months newer than Qwen3.7-Plus.

Claude Opus 5

Jul 24, 2026

1 months ago

1mo newer
Qwen3.7-Plus

May 31, 2026

3 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 5 is available from Anthropic, DeepInfra. Qwen3.7-Plus is available from Together, Fireworks.

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

Qwen3.7-Plus

together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $0.32/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.28/1M
fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.60/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Opus 5 and Qwen3.7-Plus side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Opus 5
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Qwen3.7-Plus
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 5 vs Qwen3.7-Plus.

Which is better, Claude Opus 5 or Qwen3.7-Plus?

Claude Opus 5 leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 42.7. Claude Opus 5 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 capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Opus 5 compare to Qwen3.7-Plus 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%. Qwen3.7-Plus scores IFEval: 94.6%, MMLU-Redux: 94.5%, HMMT Feb 26: 92.9%, MRCR v2: 91.7%, OmniDocBench 1.5: 91.4%.

Is Claude Opus 5 cheaper than Qwen3.7-Plus?

Qwen3.7-Plus is 15.6x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 5 costs $5.00/M input and $25.00/M output via anthropic. Qwen3.7-Plus costs $0.32/M input and $1.28/M output via together.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 5 and Qwen3.7-Plus?

Claude Opus 5 supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen3.7-Plus supports 1.0M 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 Qwen3.7-Plus?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (55.1 vs 42.7), input pricing ($5.00 vs $0.32/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Opus 5 and Qwen3.7-Plus?

Claude Opus 5 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3.7-Plus is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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