What is the difference between Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Qwen3 Max?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is developed by Anthropic while Qwen3 Max is developed by Qwen. Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a 200K token context window vs Qwen3 Max's 256K. You can compare their actual outputs across 43 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Qwen3 Max?

It depends on your use case. Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Qwen3 Max each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 43 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude Sonnet 4.5 cost compared to Qwen3 Max?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $3/M input tokens and Qwen3 Max costs $1.2/M input tokens. Qwen3 Max is $1.80/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Qwen3 Max on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Qwen3 Max across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

What is the difference between Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Qwen3 Max?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is developed by Anthropic while Qwen3 Max is developed by Qwen. Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a 200K token context window vs Qwen3 Max's 256K. You can compare their actual outputs across 43 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Qwen3 Max?

It depends on your use case. Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Qwen3 Max each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 43 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude Sonnet 4.5 cost compared to Qwen3 Max?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $3/M input tokens and Qwen3 Max costs $1.2/M input tokens. Qwen3 Max is $1.80/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Qwen3 Max on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Qwen3 Max across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Sep 2025

Claude Sonnet 4.5vsQwen3 Max

Qwen3 Max is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $1.2/M vs $3/M input tokens.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Qwen3 Max compared across 43 shared prompts
Spec	Claude Sonnet 4.5	Qwen3 Max
Input price	$3/M tokens	$1.2/M tokens
Output price	$15/M tokens	$6/M tokens
Context window	200K tokens	256K tokens
Released	Sep 2025	Sep 2025
SWE-bench Verified	77.2%	69.6%

Our Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Qwen3 Max

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 takes Reasoning.

Too close to call

What do Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Qwen3 Max say about your brand?

10 models, one question, verbatim receipts.

or peek at a demo: Notion Linear Vercel

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Input

$3.00

Output

$15.00

Qwen3 Max

Input

$1.20

2.5× cheaper

Output

$6.00

2.5× cheaper

Qwen3 Max is cheaper on both — 2.5× input, 2.5× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

70%

Claude Sonnet 4.5 uses 3.4x more sentence length

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Qwen3 Max

64%Vocabulary60%

94wSentence Length28w

0.48Hedging0.48

4.9Bold5.7

8.0Lists4.1

0.45Emoji0.45

1.91Headings0.78

0.07Transitions0.18

Based on 20 + 22 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

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Updated Sep 2025

Claude Sonnet 4.5vsQwen3 Max

Qwen3 Max is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $1.2/M vs $3/M input tokens.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Qwen3 Max compared across 43 shared prompts
Spec	Claude Sonnet 4.5	Qwen3 Max
Input price	$3/M tokens	$1.2/M tokens
Output price	$15/M tokens	$6/M tokens
Context window	200K tokens	256K tokens
Released	Sep 2025	Sep 2025
SWE-bench Verified	77.2%	69.6%

Our Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Qwen3 Max

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 takes Reasoning.

Too close to call

What do Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Qwen3 Max say about your brand?

10 models, one question, verbatim receipts.

or peek at a demo: Notion Linear Vercel

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Input

$3.00

Output

$15.00

Qwen3 Max

Input

$1.20

2.5× cheaper

Output

$6.00

2.5× cheaper

Qwen3 Max is cheaper on both — 2.5× input, 2.5× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

70%

Claude Sonnet 4.5 uses 3.4x more sentence length

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Qwen3 Max

64%Vocabulary60%

94wSentence Length28w

0.48Hedging0.48

4.9Bold5.7

8.0Lists4.1

0.45Emoji0.45

1.91Headings0.78

0.07Transitions0.18

Based on 20 + 22 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

Keep exploring

More comparisons

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs MiniMax M3New provider

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Ox AlphaNew provider

Qwen3 Max vs MiniMax M2.7New provider

Qwen3 Max vs Aurora AlphaNew provider

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs InklingNew provider

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs INTELLECT-3New provider

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Kimi K2New provider

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Kimi K2 0905New provider