Model comparison
Claude Opus 4.8 vs Qwen 3.6 Plus
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic's heavyweight for hard reasoning and agentic work.
Alibaba
Qwen 3.6 Plus
Alibaba's broad open-weights family, strong on multilingual.
Specs
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.8 | Qwen 3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens↑ | 1M tokens |
| Input $/1M tokens | $5.00 | $0.179↑ |
| Output $/1M tokens | $25.00 | $1.07↑ |
| Modalities | Text · Image | Text · Image · Video |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| Released | May 2026 | Sep 2024 |
Capability differences
| Capability | Claude Opus 4.8 | Qwen 3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Extended thinking | Yes | No |
| Prompt caching | Yes | No |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
Key differences
- -Input pricing: Claude Opus 4.8 at $5.00/1M vs Qwen 3.6 Plus at $0.179/1M.
- -Qwen 3.6 Plus is open weights; Claude Opus 4.8 is proprietary.