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