Claude Opus 5 is Anthropic’s flagship model for demanding reasoning, coding, and long-horizon agentic work. It is particularly strong at end-to-end software tasks, code review and bug finding, visual analysis...
Model details →Claude Opus 5 (batch) vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3.8 Max 0902 is an updated snapshot of Qwen3.8 Max from Alibaba's Qwen team. It is a 2.4-trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts model that accepts text, image, and video input and returns text,...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Claude Opus 5 (batch) | Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1M | 1M | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $2.50 | $2.00 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $12.50 | $6.00 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Opus 5 (batch) better than Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902)?
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Claude Opus 5 (batch) and Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902)?
Input: $2.50 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $12.50 vs $6.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Claude Opus 5 (batch) and Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) support?
Claude Opus 5 (batch) supports up to 1M tokens. Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) supports up to 1M tokens.
Do both Claude Opus 5 (batch) and Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) support tool calling?
Claude Opus 5 (batch): yes. Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902): yes.