Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Qwen3.6 Max
Anthropic vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Max has the higher intelligence index (88.8 vs 80.4)
- •Qwen3.6 Max is cheaper ($1.04 vs $3.00 per 1M input)
- •Claude Sonnet 4.5 is faster
- •Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a larger context window (1M)
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 80.4 | 88.8 |
| Developer | Anthropic | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | API only | API only |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $3.00 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $15.00 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | 42 tok/s | 36 tok/s |
| Released | September 29, 2025 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
83.4
88.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
17.3
28.9