# Quasar 438B vs SWE-1.7

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Quasar 438B and SWE-1.7 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/quasar-438b-vs-swe-1-7
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Quasar 438B and SWE-1.7 share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Quasar 438B has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Quasar 438B | SWE-1.7 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Multiverse Computing | Cognition |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 48.46 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 2 | 4 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.60 / $1.80 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Quasar 438B public-lane score: 40 (Estimated · #67/128)
- SWE-1.7 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Quasar 438B | SWE-1.7 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 69.3% | 81.5% | SWE-1.7 |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Quasar 438B public-lane score: 41.2 (Estimated · #63/150)
- SWE-1.7 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Quasar 438B | SWE-1.7 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 69.3% | 81.5% | SWE-1.7 |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Main | Coming soon | 42.3% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 77.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Quasar 438B public-lane score: 78.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- SWE-1.7 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Quasar 438B public-lane score: 46.7 (Estimated · #92/184)
- SWE-1.7 public-lane score: Coming soon

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Quasar 438B and SWE-1.7?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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- [Quasar 438B vs SWE-2](/compare/quasar-438b-vs-swe-2)
- [SWE-1.7 vs SWE-2](/compare/swe-1-7-vs-swe-2)
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- [SWE-1.7 vs Claude Opus 5.5](/compare/claude-opus-5-5-vs-swe-1-7)

## Explore More

- [Quasar 438B profile](/models/quasar-438b)
- [SWE-1.7 profile](/models/swe-1-7)
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