Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B wins on more metrics (5 of 8), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 37.1 | 37.1 |
| Coding Index | 33.5✓ | 26.6 |
| GPQA Diamond | 73% | 83%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | 1242✓ | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 43 | 76✓ |
| Latency | 1.2s | 532ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $3.00 | $0.288✓ |
| Output price /M | $15.00 | $3.17✓ |
| Context window | 1M✓ | 262K |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSONVision | ReasoningToolsJSONVision |