QwQ 32B is cheaper than Claude Opus 5.5 at $0.5/M vs $4/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 5.5 | QwQ 32B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $4/M tokens | $0.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $20/M tokens | $1.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 40K tokens |
| Weights | Closed | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Sep 2026 | Mar 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 5.5 has the edge: newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
QwQ 32B costs 13x less per token.
QwQ 32B is cheaper on both: 8.0× input, 13× output.
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Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 25 Sep 2026.