Model Comparison

Claude Sonnet 4 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Claude Sonnet 4 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Claude Sonnet 4 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Verified, TAU-bench Retail), while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 4 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Sonnet 4 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude Sonnet 4 specifies output context (64,000 tokens).

Claude Sonnet 4

Input200,000 tokens

Output64,000 tokens

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Sonnet 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct does not.

Claude Sonnet 4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Sonnet 4

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Sonnet 4 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 Sonnet 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 4 was released on 2025-05-22, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.

Claude Sonnet 4 is 4 months newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Claude Sonnet 4

May 22, 2025

11 months ago

3mo 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.

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No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Claude Sonnet 4

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Anthropic

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (72.7% vs 69.6%)

Higher TAU-bench Retail score (80.5% vs 77.5%)

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights

Claude Sonnet 4

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 4 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4 or Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Claude Sonnet 4 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 Sonnet 4 compare to Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 4 scores MMMLU: 86.5%, TAU-bench Retail: 80.5%, GPQA: 75.4%, MMMU: 74.4%, SWE-Bench Verified: 72.7%. 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 Sonnet 4 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4 supports 200K 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 Sonnet 4 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 Sonnet 4 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.