What is the difference between Claude Opus 4.1 and Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Claude Opus 4.1 is developed by Anthropic while Qwen3 Max Thinking is developed by Qwen. Claude Opus 4.1 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.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.1 or Qwen3 Max Thinking?

It depends on your use case. Claude Opus 4.1 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.

How much does Claude Opus 4.1 cost compared to Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Claude Opus 4.1 costs $15/M input tokens and Qwen3 Max Thinking costs $1.2/M input tokens. Qwen3 Max Thinking is $13.80/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 Opus 4.1 and Qwen3 Max Thinking on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Opus 4.1 and Qwen3 Max Thinking 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 Feb 2026

Claude Opus 4.1vsQwen3 Max Thinking

Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.1 at $1.2/M vs $15/M input tokens.

Claude Opus 4.1 and Qwen3 Max Thinking compared across 53 shared prompts
Spec	Claude Opus 4.1	Qwen3 Max Thinking
Input price	$15/M tokens	$1.2/M tokens
Output price	$75/M tokens	$6/M tokens
Context window	200K tokens	262K tokens
Weights	Closed	Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Aug 2025	Feb 2026
SWE-bench Verified	74.5%	75.3%