Model comparison
Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking #69 (Estimated); Qwen3.8 Max Preview unranked (Not scored). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking and Qwen3.8 Max Preview share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 16 results are unique to Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking; 0 to Qwen3.8 Max Preview.
Updated July 21, 2026- Shared results
- 0
- Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking only
- 16
- Qwen3.8 Max Preview only
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- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking and Qwen3.8 Max Preview is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM does not have sourced benchmark coverage for Qwen3.8 Max Preview yet. This comparison is currently limited to metadata such as context window, reasoning mode, and pricing where available.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking | Qwen3.8 Max Preview | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude Opus 4.5 ThinkingNot available | Qwen3.8 Max PreviewNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude Opus 4.5 ThinkingNot available | Qwen3.8 Max PreviewNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude Opus 4.5 ThinkingNot available | Qwen3.8 Max PreviewNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking200K | Qwen3.8 Max PreviewNot available | A complete context comparison is not available. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking | Qwen3.8 Max Preview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 89.5% | — | Not comparable |
Coding2 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge7 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking | Qwen3.8 Max Preview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 40.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 86.6% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | 28.4% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 13.3% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 45.7% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 59.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AA MMLU-ProSource | 89.5% | — | Not comparable |
Multilingual1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking | Qwen3.8 Max Preview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Global-MMLU-LiteSource | 91.3% | — | Not comparable |
Multimodal2 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking | Qwen3.8 Max Preview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 58.0% | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking and Qwen3.8 Max Preview on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking and Qwen3.8 Max Preview today?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: Pricing unavailable Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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