Model comparison
Claude 2.1 vs Qwen3.8 Max
Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2.1 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.8 Max in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.8 Max leads 73.2 to 10.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.9% for Claude 2.1 and 100% for Qwen3.8 Max.
Side by side
| Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.8 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 25.2 | 56.8 |
| Released | 2023-11-21 | 2026-08-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 39 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.8 Max leads
Claude 2.1: 26.2 (#327), Qwen3.8 Max: 53.5 (#29)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSWE | — | 57.5% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1674 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 17.8% |
| SciCode | — | 53.2% |
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1502 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 45.4 (#14)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 63.3% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 55.1% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 23.2% |
Reasoning Qwen3.8 Max leads
Claude 2.1: 21.4 (#221), Qwen3.8 Max: 54.4 (#26)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 51% | 92% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.27 | 156.41 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 88.3% |
| CritPt | — | 20% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 40% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1496 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 38% |
| LMCA | — | 46.2% |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |
Math Qwen3.8 Max leads
Claude 2.1: 10.2 (#315), Qwen3.8 Max: 73.2 (#20)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | 100% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 74.7% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 46.3% |
| ProofBench | — | 58% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1499 |
Knowledge Qwen3.8 Max leads
Claude 2.1: 15.4 (#292), Qwen3.8 Max: 61.7 (#27)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 92.7% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 47.3% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1507 |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 37.2 (#75)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1314 |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 20% |
Multilingual Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 56.7 (#18)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1472 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1538 |
| LMArena French | — | 1503 |
| LMArena German | — | 1483 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1467 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1461 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1481 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1492 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 77.6 (#17)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1479 |
Long Context Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 45.6 (#31)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1489 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 67.1 (#30)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1483 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1479 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1489 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2.1 better than Qwen3.8 Max?
Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Claude 2.1 or Qwen3.8 Max better for coding?
Qwen3.8 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.5 versus 26.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Qwen3.8 Max share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.8 Max has 39.