Model comparison
Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Qwen Plus
Claude Haiku 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.5 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude Haiku 5.5 scores higher in 4 categories and Qwen Plus in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Claude Haiku 5.5 leads 73.6 to 23.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 98.9% for Claude Haiku 5.5 and 17.8% for Qwen Plus.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $1.20 for Qwen Plus.
Side by side
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 49.5 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2026-10-07 | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 128K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Claude Haiku 5.5 leads
Claude Haiku 5.5: 49.2 (#50), Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1587 | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1328 |
Reasoning Claude Haiku 5.5 leads
Claude Haiku 5.5: 35.2 (#69), Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 65.7% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1317 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 30% | — |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
Math Claude Haiku 5.5 leads
Claude Haiku 5.5: 73.6 (#18), Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 98.9% | 17.8% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 75.1% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 46.3% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1326 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge Claude Haiku 5.5 leads
Claude Haiku 5.5: 50.8 (#70), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 89.6% | 48.1% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 23.8% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1328 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: 43.7 (#21), Qwen Plus: —
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture Assembly | 47.5% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: —, Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1323 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: —, Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1303 |
Long Context Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: —, Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1324 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: —, Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Haiku 5.5 better than Qwen Plus?
Claude Haiku 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.5 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 5.5 or Qwen Plus?
Claude Haiku 5.5 is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; Qwen Plus lists at $0.40 and $1.20.
Is Claude Haiku 5.5 or Qwen Plus better for coding?
Claude Haiku 5.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.2 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 1M tokens.
How many benchmarks do Claude Haiku 5.5 and Qwen Plus share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude Haiku 5.5 has 9 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.