Claude 3 Sonnet vs Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Compare Claude 3 Sonnet by Anthropic against Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) by Qwen, tested across 12 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, Claude 3 Sonnet or Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)?
Claude 3 Sonnet and Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) are both competitive models. Claude 3 Sonnet costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking). Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude 3 Sonnet and Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Claude 3 Sonnet is made by anthropic while Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is from qwen. On pricing, Claude 3 Sonnet costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking).
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is 3.8x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) uses 702.2x more bold
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