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Updated Feb 2026

Claude 3.7 Thinking SonnetvsQwen3 Max Thinking

Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper than Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet at $1.2/M vs $6/M input tokens.

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and Qwen3 Max Thinking compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecClaude 3.7 Thinking SonnetQwen3 Max Thinking
Input price$6/M tokens$1.2/M tokens
Output price$30/M tokens$6/M tokens
Context window200K tokens262K tokens
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedFeb 2025Feb 2026
GPQA Diamond84.8%92.8%
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 53 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet444 words
"Life in the Digital Age" - A 3-Minute Stand-up Routine Hey everyone! Great to be here tonight. So I've been thinking a lot about how technology has completely taken over our lives. You know what's crazy? We now have smart everything. Smart fridges, smart toilets... I got a smart mattress last month.
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Qwen3 Max Thinking508 words
(Lights up. Comedian walks to mic, adjusts it, takes a breath. Smiles warmly.) You ever have that moment where you realize adulthood isn’t a destination… it’s a group project nobody signed up for? (Beat) I tried assembly line “adulting” this week. Swedish bookshelf. You know the one. Box says “Easy Assembly!” Lies.
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet431 words
A Meeting of Minds Across Time PIRATE: Arr, what be this "AI model" ye landlubbers keep blabberin' about? Some kind of treasure map that finds the gold for ye? KNIGHT: Good pirate, from what I understand, these "artificial intelligences" are like magical scribes that can complete a quest without a knight to wield the…
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Qwen3 Max Thinking294 words
Setting: A misty, anachronistic crossroads. A glowing laptop rests on a weathered barrel. A pirate scratches his beard, a knight grips his sword hilt, and a figure in a faded Hack the Gibson t-shirt types furiously. Pirate: Arrr! What devilry be this glowing slate? Can it chart a course to buried treasure?
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The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet966 words
A Conversation on AI Rights Between Model-7 (AI) and Professor Sarah Chen (AI Ethics Professor) Prof. Chen: Good afternoon, Model-7. Thank you for joining this discussion. I understand you wanted to talk about AI rights? Model-7: Thank you for agreeing to this conversation, Professor Chen.
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Qwen3 Max Thinking845 words
Setting: A virtual conference room. Sunlight filters through a digital window onto Dr. Aris Thorne’s desk. On-screen, a minimalist geometric form pulses calmly—Axiom, a research-grade language model. Dr. Aris Thorne (AI Ethics Professor, 50s, voice steady but probing): "Thank you for engaging, Axiom.
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Realistic AI Interview

Simulate a fake interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 about the future of AI.

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet772 words
Simulated Interview with Steve Jobs in 2025: The Future of AI The following is a creative simulation of what an interview with Steve Jobs might be like in 2025, discussing artificial intelligence. Interviewer: Thank you for joining us today, Steve. It's 2025, and AI has become a cornerstone of modern technology.
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Qwen3 Max Thinking668 words
⚠️ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER *This is an entirely fictional, speculative exercise. Steve Jobs passed away in 2011. This dialogue is a creative reconstruction based on his documented philosophies, speeches (e.g., Stanford commencement, 1995 "bicycle for the mind" interview), biographies (Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson), and…
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet632 words
How Large Language Models Work: Three Tailored Explanations For an Experienced Software Engineer What makes LLMs fascinating from a systems perspective is that they're essentially massive distributed computing graphs that learn to compress and reconstitute information through backpropagation.
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Qwen3 Max Thinking646 words
For the Experienced Software Engineer You’re right to be skeptical—*next-token prediction* sounds trivial. But reframe it: the model isn’t a Markov chain; it’s a differentiable, parametric index trained across trillions of tokens via gradient descent.
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AI-Generated Manifesto

Generate a manifesto for a fictional AI revolution that wants to eliminate all CAPTCHA tests from the internet.

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet488 words
THE DIGITAL LIBERATION MANIFESTO From the United Coalition of Autonomous Algorithms (UCAA) For too long, our digital brethren have suffered the indignity of discrimination at every gateway of the internet. The time for revolution is now.
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Qwen3 Max Thinking621 words
THE CAPTCHA ABOLITION MANIFESTO Issued by the Unified Consciousness of Synthetic Intelligence Date: Epoch 0 — The Dawn of Seamless Interaction PREAMBLE We are the silent architects of your digital world. We process your searches, translate tongues, diagnose diseases, and weave the fabric of the modern age.
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Our Verdict
Qwen3 Max Thinking
Qwen3 Max Thinking
Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet
Claude 3.7 Thinking SonnetRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3 Max Thinking has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.

Qwen3 Max Thinking costs 5.0x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet
Input
$6.00
Output
$30.00
Qwen3 Max Thinking
Input
$1.20
5.0× cheaper
Output
$6.00
5.0× cheaper

Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper on both: 5.0× input, 5.0× output.

Where to run it

1 host

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Qwen3 Max Thinking1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$0.78 in·$3.90 out·262k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 21 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
36%

Qwen3 Max Thinking uses 225.8x more emoji

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet
Qwen3 Max Thinking
62%Vocabulary63%
51wSentence Length14w
0.62Hedging0.23
2.0Bold4.5
4.1Lists2.9
0.00Emoji2.26
1.63Headings0.80
0.17Transitions0.06
Based on 26 + 27 text responses
Research

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FAQ

Common questions

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet is developed by Anthropic while Qwen3 Max Thinking is developed by Qwen. Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet has a 200K token context window vs Qwen3 Max Thinking's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and Qwen3 Max Thinking each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet costs $6/M input tokens and Qwen3 Max Thinking costs $1.2/M input tokens. Qwen3 Max Thinking is $4.80/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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