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Claude Sonnet 5 vs Qwen3 Max Thinking

At a glance

Anthropic's fifth-generation Sonnet — near-Opus intelligence at Sonnet speed and price.

801M ctx$2.00/$10.00 per M#26/92

Flagship reasoning model for complex multi-step tasks.

77262K ctx$0.78/$3.90 per M#38/92
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Benchmarks
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Reasoning
CI 72.7-84.7
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Smarter5%
Capability
CapabilityECI5%80.1
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science25%90.5%Factual Recall25.0%
Math
Math Problems—Competition Math29%94.7%
Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Cheaper61%
Capability
CapabilityECI76.5
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science72.6%Factual Recall170%67.5%
Math
Math Problems97.1%Competition Math73.3%
Specs
1M
Context
128K
Max output
Jun 2026
Released
262K
Context
33K
Max output
Feb 2026
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$10.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.20/M tokens
Cache write$2.50/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input61%$0.78/M tokens
Output61%$3.90/M tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions: Claude Sonnet 5 vs Qwen3 Max Thinking▼

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5 or Qwen3 Max Thinking?

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Based on the Capability Index, Claude Sonnet 5 scores higher (80.1 vs 76.5). However, "better" depends on your use case — pricing, speed, context window, and specific capability needs all matter.

Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 5 or Qwen3 Max Thinking?

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Qwen3 Max Thinking has a lower blended cost. Claude Sonnet 5: $2.00 input / $10.00 output. Qwen3 Max Thinking: $0.78 input / $3.90 output.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Sonnet 5 or Qwen3 Max Thinking?

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Claude Sonnet 5 has a larger context window: Claude Sonnet 5 supports 1M tokens vs Qwen3 Max Thinking at 262K tokens.

Do both Claude Sonnet 5 and Qwen3 Max Thinking support vision?

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Claude Sonnet 5 supports vision/image input, but Qwen3 Max Thinking does not.

What are the key differences between Claude Sonnet 5 and Qwen3 Max Thinking?

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Key differences: Qwen3 Max Thinking is significantly cheaper; only Claude Sonnet 5 supports vision input. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Claude Sonnet 5 and Qwen3 Max Thinking for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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