Short answer: Qwen 3.8 Max is 6.1x cheaper (0.36¢ vs 2.22¢ a chat). Claude Opus 5.5 ranks higher overall (#1 vs #3). Claude Opus 5.5 wins at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions, agentic tasks. Pick Qwen 3.8 Max for everyday use and Claude Opus 5.5 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 5.5
ANTHROPIC GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE644 SOURCES
THINKDEEPERWRITECLEANERBUILD SAFER
SAFERIDEASA MOREHUMANTOMORROW
POWER94ARENA · EPOCH · AA · CRAPGPT
Code
94
Agentic
98
Writing
97
Reasoning
94
Math
91
Value
10
BOSS★★★★★
CODER / AGENT
2.22¢ per chat · 45 chats per NZ$1
“Give me the repo.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
Qwen 3.8 Max
Claude Opus 5.5
Cost per chat (NZD)
0.36¢
2.22¢
Chats per NZ$1
275
45
Overall rank
#3
#1
Vendor
Alibaba
Anthropic
Speciality
General
Code
Crowd Elo
988
no votes
Reasoning
89
94
Code
82
94
Math
83
91
Writing
84
97
Instruction
80
90
Agentic
97
98
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 5.5?
Qwen 3.8 Max costs 0.36¢ per typical chat versus 2.22¢ for Claude Opus 5.5 on CrapGPT (NZD, measured token use).
Which is better, Qwen 3.8 Max or Claude Opus 5.5?
Claude Opus 5.5 ranks higher overall on CrapGPT's blended benchmark score. By category: Claude Opus 5.5 leads at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions, agentic tasks.
Can I try Qwen 3.8 Max and Claude Opus 5.5 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.
