Data points: 163
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and Qwen3.5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 2.
Evidence depth
163 data points
Includes 44 benchmark rows, 2 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 54 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs Qwen3.5claude-opus-4-6-vs-qwen3-5 | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
Claude Opus 4.6
65.5
Avg. score
Qwen3.5
67.7
Selected category
Instruction following
Qwen3.5 leads by 27.5
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
Claude Opus 4.6
winner86.0
Rank #7/82 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
62.0
Rank #34/82 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner1.89 s
Rank #31/78 · confidence 4
Qwen3.5
64.43 s
Rank #70/78 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
1.89 s
Rank #51/78 · confidence 4
Qwen3.5
winner1.64 s
Rank #48/78 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
44.3 tok/s
Rank #66/78 · confidence 4
Qwen3.5
winner50.7 tok/s
Rank #58/78 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
$5.00/M
Rank #83/95 · confidence 4
Qwen3.5
winner$0.600/M
Rank #45/95 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
$10.00/M
Rank #83/95 · confidence 4
Qwen3.5
winner$1.35/M
Rank #51/95 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
$25.00/M
Rank #83/95 · confidence 4
Qwen3.5
winner$3.60/M
Rank #53/95 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
82.0%
Rank #31/74 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
winner87.8%
Rank #5/74 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner88.2
Rank #7/57 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
58.4
Rank #30/57 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
84.0%
Rank #32/103 · confidence 4
Qwen3.5
winner89.3%
Rank #14/103 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
18.6%
Rank #40/103 · confidence 4
Qwen3.5
winner27.3%
Rank #22/103 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner2.8
Rank #24/44 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
0.9
Rank #36/44 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner58.3
Rank #36/57 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
58.0
Rank #37/57 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner65.3
Rank #1/10 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
58.9
Rank #6/10 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-04
Claude Opus 4.6
winner80.8
Rank #6/28 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
76.2
Rank #17/28 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner48.5
Rank #9/59 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
35.6
Rank #26/59 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner47.6
Rank #10/61 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
37.4
Rank #28/61 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner84.9
Rank #13/69 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
66.4
Rank #35/69 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner53.4
Rank #16/20 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
50.9
Rank #19/20 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner45.7
Rank #21/63 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
41.1
Rank #32/63 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner45.7%
Rank #22/101 · confidence 4
Qwen3.5
42.0%
Rank #37/101 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner86.3
Rank #13/51 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
73.3
Rank #21/51 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner95.0
Rank #1/8 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
70.4
Rank #5/8 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner45.2
Rank #8/58 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
24.3
Rank #40/58 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner90.1
Rank #9/67 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
71.1
Rank #25/67 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
84.0
Rank #29/63 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
winner86.1
Rank #21/63 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner37.8
Rank #23/66 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
32.0
Rank #34/66 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
76.0
Rank #29/58 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
winner79.8
Rank #25/58 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
18.6
Rank #32/63 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
winner18.8
Rank #31/63 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner100.0
Rank #1/50 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
71.8
Rank #16/50 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner83.1
Rank #4/8 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
65.6
Rank #7/8 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
77.3
Rank #11/15 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
winner79.0
Rank #7/15 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner76.7
Rank #15/60 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
65.1
Rank #28/60 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner72.5
Rank #17/34 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
52.7
Rank #32/34 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner95.3
Rank #3/56 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
84.8
Rank #15/56 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
44.6
Rank #38/60 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
winner51.6
Rank #34/60 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner70.4
Rank #1/21 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
56.8
Rank #14/21 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner83.7
Rank #4/13 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
62.0
Rank #10/13 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner72.7
Rank #5/13 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
58.0
Rank #11/13 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-04
Claude Opus 4.6
winner61.9
Rank #8/36 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
46.8
Rank #21/36 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner64.2
Rank #9/57 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
53.3
Rank #26/57 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner80.2
Rank #9/69 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
54.0
Rank #35/69 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner65.4
Rank #9/24 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
52.5
Rank #19/24 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Claude Opus 4.6
winner84.8
Rank #22/58 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.5
83.9
Rank #26/58 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-16
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
Winner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 89 56 |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency 84 tok/s / 3916ms input / output $0.429/M / $2.14/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Qwen3.5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage. | Qwen3.5 Qwen3.5 is stronger when you prioritize Free providers, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 163 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from Claude Opus 4.6 vs Qwen3.5 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Free providers, Recent tests |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | Qwen3.5 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Tool calling. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | No data |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input TextImagevideo Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | 9B |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Qwen3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6 | qwen/qwen3.5-9b |
| References | No data | No data |
Qwen3.5 qwen3.5-122b-a10b No audit yet |
RenRen APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | Qwen3.5 qwen/qwen3.5-122b-a10b No audit yet |
|---|
Qwen3.5
qwen3.5-122b-a10b
speed / latency
N/A / N/A
input / output
$0.0098/M / $0.078/M
6i2 API5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 280 tok/s / 3242ms input / output No data | Qwen3.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
|---|
Cuz AI5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2285ms input / output No data | Qwen3.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
|---|
N1N5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 2559ms input / output No data | Qwen3.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
|---|
QYES AI5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 50 tok/s / 4968ms input / output No data | Qwen3.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
|---|
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Qwen3.5 qwen3.5-4b speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Qwen3.5 Qwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B speed / latency No data input / output $0.290/M / $1.74/M |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.050/M | Qwen3.5 qwen3.5-397b-a17b speed / latency No data input / output $0.020/M / $0.040/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.