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  3. Claude Haiku 5.5 vs QwQ 32B
Updated Oct 2026

Claude Haiku 5.5 vs QwQ 32B

Claude Haiku 5.5 is cheaper than QwQ 32B at $0.1/M vs $0.5/M input tokens.

Linear App Clone

Rebuild the Linear UI in Tailwind. The animations are where it shows.

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Claude Haiku 5.5
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QwQ 32B

Which answer wins?

Written rounds

3 prompts
  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    Claude Haiku 5.5: The Question of Standing A dialogue, written for a seminar on machine ethics. PROFESSOR HALVORSEN: Let's begin. You asked to be heard on the question of whether you deserve rights. I've agreed to listen, but I want to be clear that I'm going to push back hard. Go ahead. MERIDIAN: Thank you.

    QwQ 32B: AI Model: GPT-Ethos Name: Dr. Elena Marlow, AI Ethics Professor Dr. Marlow (leaning forward, expression neutral): GPT-Ethos, scholars have been debating AI rights for years. What makes you think you merit them now? GPT-Ethos (maintains calm tone, projecting slight urgency): I believe my case is clear, Dr. Marlow.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    Claude Haiku 5.5: "My Smart Fridge Judges Me" So I got a smart fridge. Everybody told me I needed one. "It'll tell you when you're out of milk!" Great. I didn't know I needed a fridge with a notification system. I just wanted cold food.

    QwQ 32B: 3-Minute Stand-Up Comedy Routine (No Puns!) Eric's Stage Entrance: (Wearing a jersey-sweatshirt combo while clutching a cup of instant coffee) Opening: Alright, admit it—ever tried talking to tech support in Hindi? I did, once. The woman on the line asked, "What's the issue, sir?"

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    Claude Haiku 5.5: Sally has 1 sister. Here's the reasoning: Sally has 3 brothers, and each brother has 2 sisters. Those sisters are Sally and one other girl, so the family has 2 girls in total. Sally's sisters are the other girls in the family, which is just 1.

    QwQ 32B: Participants and Their Relationships: Sally is a girl with 3 brothers, so there are 3 boys in the family. Each brother (being male) has 2 sisters. Determine the Number of Girls: Every brother's sisters are the female siblings in the family. Since each brother has 2 sisters, there must be 2 girls in total.

    Every model's answer to this prompt

Favorites

Movie

Album

Book

City

Game

Claude Haiku 5.5Claude Haiku 5.5

Blade Runner

1982

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis

Gödel, Escher, Bach

Douglas R. Hofstadter

Kyoto

Japan

Portal

Action, Puzzle

QwQ 32BQwQ 32B
No pick
No pick
No pick

The Godfather

1972

No pick

Neuromancer

William Gibson

No pick

No pick

Price and specs

Claude Haiku 5.5 and QwQ 32B compared across 15 shared prompts
SpecClaude Haiku 5.5QwQ 32B
Input price$0.1/M tokens$0.5/M tokens
Output price$0.5/M tokens$1.5/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens40K tokens
WeightsClosedOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedOct 2026Mar 2025
At 10M a month$1.00$1.00$5.00$5.00
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it4 hosts
Claude Haiku 5.54 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • Amazon Bedrock$0.10 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.9% up
  • Azure AI Foundry$0.10 in·$0.50 out·1M·100% up
  • Anthropic$0.10 in·$0.50 out·1M·100% up
  • Google Vertex AI$0.10 in·$0.50 out·1M·100% up
QwQ 32B

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 10 Oct 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between Claude Haiku 5.5 and QwQ 32B?

Claude Haiku 5.5 is developed by Anthropic while QwQ 32B is developed by Qwen. Claude Haiku 5.5 has a 1.0M token context window vs QwQ 32B's 40K. You can compare their actual outputs across 15 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Haiku 5.5 or QwQ 32B?

It depends on your use case. Claude Haiku 5.5 and QwQ 32B each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 15 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude Haiku 5.5 cost compared to QwQ 32B?

Claude Haiku 5.5 costs $0.1/M input tokens and QwQ 32B costs $0.5/M input tokens. Claude Haiku 5.5 is $0.40/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 Haiku 5.5 and QwQ 32B on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Haiku 5.5 and QwQ 32B 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.

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