Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 wins on more metrics (6 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 61.4✓ | 51.8 |
| Coding Index | 56.7✓ | 44.9 |
| GPQA Diamond | 92%✓ | 89% |
| Design Arena Elo | 1372✓ | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 59✓ | 48 |
| Latency | 1.8s | 1.5s✓ |
| Input price /M | $5.00 | $1.04✓ |
| Output price /M | $25.00 | $6.24✓ |
| Context window | 1M✓ | 262K |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSONVision | ReasoningToolsJSON |