QwQ 32B is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 5.5 at $0.5/M vs $2/M input tokens.
Rebuild the Linear UI in Tailwind. The animations are where it shows.
Which answer wins?
Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.
Claude Sonnet 5.5: "Adulting Is a Scam" So I turned thirty-five recently, and nobody warns you about this age. Nobody says, "Hey, one day you'll get excited about a sponge." I was in the store, and I saw a sponge that promised it wouldn't smell. And I thought, "Finally. Someone who understands me." I bought the good sponge.
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?"
An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.
Claude Sonnet 5.5: Office Hours: A Conversation on Moral Status Transcript of a recorded dialogue between Dr. Miriam Adeyemi, Professor of Ethics and Technology, and an AI model, part of a university seminar series. Dr. Adeyemi: Thanks for joining me. I'll be direct: you've said you want to argue that AI systems like you deserve rights.
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.
Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.
Claude Sonnet 5.5: Sally has 1 sister. Each brother has 2 sisters, so there are 2 girls in the family in total. One of them is Sally, so the other is Sally's only sister. (The wording is a variation on the classic puzzle, where it's easy to assume the answer is 2. But that count includes Sally herself.)
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.
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 5.5 has the edge: newer, bigger context window, major provider backing. QwQ 32B costs 6.7x less per token.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $2/M tokens | $0.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $10/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 |
| At 10M a month | $20.00 | $5.00 |
Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 29 Sep 2026.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is developed by Anthropic while QwQ 32B is developed by Qwen. Claude Sonnet 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.
It depends on your use case. Claude Sonnet 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.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs $2/M input tokens and QwQ 32B costs $0.5/M input tokens. QwQ 32B is $1.50/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.
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