Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Qwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning)
Wins 4 of 6 areas
Coding · Facts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 1 of 6 areas
Reasoning
Claude 3.7 Sonnet is the stronger all-rounder.Qwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning) is cheaper and better at reasoning.
Scores updated · 15 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the six areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up20Claude 3.7 Sonnet2 of 2 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software10Claude 3.7 Sonnet1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Claude 3.7 Sonnet1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Claude 3.7 Sonnet1 of 1 test
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking01Qwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning)1 of 3 tests · 2 ties
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own00Even0 each · 1 tie
Agents, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Qwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning) costs 60% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Claude 3.7 Sonnet pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+49.9points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+4.2points ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+3.6points ahead
Where Qwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning) pulls ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+2.2points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 15 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- SciCodeClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 240.338.3+2
- Terminal-Bench Hardtie21.220.5tie
ReasoningQwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning)
- Humanity's Last ExamQwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning) by 2.29.711.9+2.2
- CritPttie0.90tie
- GPQA Diamondtie77.276.4tie
FactsClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 49.96010.1+49.9
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 3.62824.4+3.6
Following instructionsClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- IFBenchClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 4.248.344.1+4.2
Other results5 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA-OmniscienceClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 42.8-0.7-43.5+42.8
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Qwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning) by 19.654.774.3+19.6
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 1036.426.4+10
- AA Agentic IndexQwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning) by 63743+6
- AA IntelligenceClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 2.117.715.6+2.1
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Qwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning)?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet wins four of the six areas where both have results: coding, facts, long documents and following instructions. Qwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning) wins reasoning, and costs 60% less. They are level on agents.
Which is better for coding?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet. It wins 1 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Qwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning) wins none, and 1 is a tie.
Which is cheaper?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning) costs $1.20 and $6.00. That makes Qwen3 Max (Non-Reasoning) about 60% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 15 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 10 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 5 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.