Claude Opus 5.5 vs Qwen 3.8 Max
aka Opus 5.5 vs Qwen 3.8 Max
- CheaperQwen 3.8 Max1/1 postsmedian gap ~68×
- FasterQwen 3.8 Max1/1 postsmedian gap ~7.8×
As stated in each post, not a controlled benchmark.
Posts
1
Same prompt, separate runs
2Not a controlled comparison: prompts, tools and time differ.
About this matchup
Claude Opus 5.5 vs Qwen 3.8 Max in real side-by-side tests: 1 post from X where both got the same prompt; 1 post reports cost or time. Judge coding ability from the actual outputs.
Opus 5.5 vs Qwen 3.8 Max: which is better for coding?
Which is better for coding, Opus 5.5 or Qwen 3.8 Max?
None of the 1 post here names one of the two as the better result, so judge the outputs above for the work you care about.
Which is cheaper, Opus 5.5 or Qwen 3.8 Max?
1 post states a cost for both: Qwen 3.8 Max was cheaper in it (~68× cheaper). These are the costs the posts state for each run, not list prices.
Which is faster, Opus 5.5 or Qwen 3.8 Max?
1 post states a time for both: Qwen 3.8 Max was faster in it (~7.8× faster). Times are as stated in each post; tools and settings differ between posts.
Summary
Claude Opus 5.5 and Qwen 3.8 Max appear together in 1 post on X: misty forest village with rope bridges (@buzzhive_ai). In @buzzhive_ai's misty forest village with rope bridges, Qwen 3.8 Max was cheaper ($0.06 vs $4.09) and faster (4 min vs 31 min), as reported in the post.
What each post reports
| Post | Model | Time | Cost | Tokens | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misty forest village with rope bridges@buzzhive_ai | Qwen 3.8 Max | 4 min | $0.06 | — | X post |
| Misty forest village with rope bridges@buzzhive_ai | Claude Opus 5.5 | 31 min | $4.09 | — | X post |
Only numbers stated in each post. “—” means the post doesn’t say.
Quick facts
| Model | Vendor | Released | Input $/1M tokens | Output $/1M tokens | Context (tokens) | Official links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic | 2026-09-22 | $4 | $20 | 1,000,000 | Model docs |
| Qwen 3.8 Max | Alibaba (Qwen) |
From the vendors’ official pages, checked 2026-10-19. Standard API list prices; each value links its source and a blank cell could not be verified. The archive’s own numbers above are what each post states.
Models
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