Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)

Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) by Anthropic against Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) by Qwen, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 33 shared challenges. Updated March 2026.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)?

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking). Context windows: 200K vs 1000K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.

Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is made by anthropic while Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is from qwen. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window compared to Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)'s 1000K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking).

Our Verdict
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
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.

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