Claude Sonnet 4 vs QwQ 32B
Compare Claude Sonnet 4 by Anthropic against QwQ 32B by Qwen, context windows of 200K vs 40K, tested across 15 shared challenges. Updated June 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4 or QwQ 32B?
Claude Sonnet 4 and QwQ 32B are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 4 costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.5/M for QwQ 32B. Context windows: 200K vs 40K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 4 and QwQ 32B
Claude Sonnet 4 is made by anthropic while QwQ 32B is from qwen. Claude Sonnet 4 has a 200K token context window compared to QwQ 32B's 40K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 4 costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.5/M for QwQ 32B.
Per 1M tokens
QwQ 32B is cheaper on both — 6.0× input, 10× output
No community votes yet. On paper, Claude Sonnet 4 has the edge — newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
QwQ 32B is 10x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Claude Sonnet 4 uses 87.9x more emoji
