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Claude Opus 4.8 vs Qwen 3 235B

Qwen 3 235B leads in 4 of 8 categories

Arena ELO

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Cheaper

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Faster

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Detailed Comparison

CategoryClaude Opus 4.8Qwen 3 235B
ProviderAnthropic Alibaba
Context Window200K WIN128K
Input Price ($/1M)$5 $0.86 WIN
Output Price ($/1M)$25 $2 WIN
Arena ELON/A 1422 WIN
CodingN/A 70.7% LiveCodeBench
ReasoningN/A 2056 CodeForces ELO
Speed (tokens/sec)N/A ~65 t/s WIN
Open SourceNo Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.8 or Qwen 3 235B?

Qwen 3 235B is approximately 90% cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8 per million tokens.

Which is better for coding, Claude Opus 4.8 or Qwen 3 235B?

Claude Opus 4.8 scores N/A on coding benchmarks, while Qwen 3 235B scores 70.7% LiveCodeBench.

Which has a larger context window?

Claude Opus 4.8 supports 200K context, while Qwen 3 235B supports 128K.

Is Claude Opus 4.8 or Qwen 3 235B open source?

Claude Opus 4.8 is proprietary. Qwen 3 235B is open source.

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