Short answer: Qwen 3.8 Max is 9.2x cheaper (0.36¢ vs 3.35¢ a chat). Claude Opus 5 ranks higher overall (#2 vs #3). Qwen 3.8 Max wins at agentic tasks. Claude Opus 5 wins at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions. Pick Qwen 3.8 Max for everyday use and Claude Opus 5 when quality matters most.
QQWENGANG
QWEN 3.8 MAX
QWEN GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE733 SOURCES
BUILDAGENTSAUTOMATEIDEAS
CODEAGENTSIDEASINTO REALITY
POWER85ARENA · AA · CRAPGPT
Agentic
97
Reasoning
89
Writing
84
Math
83
Code
82
Value
50
BOSS★★★★
GENERALIST / AGENT
0.36¢ per chat · 275 chats per NZ$1
“Polished. Dangerous. Usually right.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
AANTHROPICGANG
CLAUDE OPUS 5
ANTHROPIC GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE604 SOURCES
THINKDEEPERWRITECLEANERBUILD SAFER
SAFERIDEASA MOREHUMANTOMORROW
POWER89ARENA · EPOCH · AA · CRAPGPT
Writing
93
Agentic
92
Reasoning
90
Code
88
Instruction
88
Value
6
LIEUTENANT★★★★★
GENERALIST / WRITER
3.35¢ per chat · 29 chats per NZ$1
“Ask me anything. Pay less.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
Qwen 3.8 Max
Claude Opus 5
Cost per chat (NZD)
0.36¢
3.35¢
Chats per NZ$1
275
29
Overall rank
#3
#2
Vendor
Alibaba
Anthropic
Speciality
General
General
Crowd Elo
988
no votes
Reasoning
89
90
Code
82
88
Math
83
86
Writing
84
93
Instruction
80
88
Agentic
97
92
Scores are 0 to 100 percentiles blending LMArena, Epoch AI, Artificial Analysis and CrapGPT's own tests. Updated 2026-10-11.
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Qwen 3.8 Max or Claude Opus 5?
Qwen 3.8 Max costs 0.36¢ per typical chat versus 3.35¢ for Claude Opus 5 on CrapGPT (NZD, measured token use).
Which is better, Qwen 3.8 Max or Claude Opus 5?
Claude Opus 5 ranks higher overall on CrapGPT's blended benchmark score. By category: Qwen 3.8 Max leads at agentic tasks; Claude Opus 5 leads at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions.
Can I try Qwen 3.8 Max and Claude Opus 5 side by side?
Yes. CrapGPT's card battle sends one prompt to two models and lets you pick the winner, paying only for the two replies.
