Short answer: Qwen 3.8 Max is 1.9x cheaper (0.36¢ vs 0.71¢ a chat). Qwen 3.8 Max ranks higher overall (#3 vs #9). Qwen 3.8 Max wins at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions, agentic tasks. Qwen 3.8 Max is the clear pick: stronger and cheaper.
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 SONNET 5
ANTHROPIC GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE574 SOURCES
THINKDEEPERWRITECLEANERBUILD SAFER
SAFERIDEASA MOREHUMANTOMORROW
POWER70ARENA · EPOCH · AA · CRAPGPT
Instruction
75
Reasoning
74
Writing
72
Code
70
Agentic
69
Value
34
LIEUTENANT★★★★
GENERALIST / EXECUTOR
0.71¢ per chat · 141 chats per NZ$1
“Ask me anything. Pay less.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
Qwen 3.8 Max
Claude Sonnet 5
Cost per chat (NZD)
0.36¢
0.71¢
Chats per NZ$1
275
141
Overall rank
#3
#9
Vendor
Alibaba
Anthropic
Speciality
General
General
Crowd Elo
988
no votes
Reasoning
89
74
Code
82
70
Math
83
63
Writing
84
72
Instruction
80
75
Agentic
97
69
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 Sonnet 5?
Qwen 3.8 Max costs 0.36¢ per typical chat versus 0.71¢ for Claude Sonnet 5 on CrapGPT (NZD, measured token use).
Which is better, Qwen 3.8 Max or Claude Sonnet 5?
Qwen 3.8 Max ranks higher overall on CrapGPT's blended benchmark score. By category: Qwen 3.8 Max leads at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions, agentic tasks.
Can I try Qwen 3.8 Max and Claude Sonnet 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.
