Model Comparison

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 vs Claude 3 Opus

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is 30.8x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro), while Claude 3 Opus is better at 0 benchmarks.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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

For input processing, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 ($0.30/1M tokens) is 50.0x cheaper than Claude 3 Opus ($15.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 25.0x cheaper than Claude 3 Opus ($75.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Opus 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
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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$3.00
Best providerFireworks
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input tokens$15.00
Output tokens$75.00
Best providerAnthropic
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Claude 3 Opus's 200,000 tokens. Claude 3 Opus can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is limited to 131,072 tokens.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
Input262,144 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Opus supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 does not.

Claude 3 Opus can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Claude 3 Opus

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Claude 3 Opus uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Claude 3 Opus

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 was released on 2025-07-25, while Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is 17 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Jul 25, 2025

8 months ago

1.4yr newer
Claude 3 Opus

Feb 29, 2024

2.1 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

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is available from Fireworks, Novita. Claude 3 Opus is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google.

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

Claude 3 Opus

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (81.1% vs 50.4%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (84.4% vs 68.5%)
Anthropic
Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 vs Claude 3 Opus

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Claude 3 Opus is made by Anthropic. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
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%. Claude 3 Opus scores ARC-C: 96.4%, HellaSwag: 95.4%, GSM8k: 95.0%, MGSM: 90.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 86.8%.
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is 50.0x cheaper for input tokens. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 costs $0.30/M input and $3.00/M output via fireworks. Claude 3 Opus costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic.
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 supports 262K tokens and Claude 3 Opus supports 200K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (262K vs 200K), input pricing ($0.30 vs $15.00/M), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic.