claude-opus-4-6-thinking vs qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507

Direct benchmark comparison between claude-opus-4-6-thinking and qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507 based on LMArena Elo and latest API pricing.

Direct Technical Comparison

Frontier Model	LMArena Elo	API Cost (1M)	Throughput
claude-opus-4-6-thinking	1504	$0.000005	37
qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507	1422	$7.1e-8	11

*These models represent the Pareto Frontier (optimal cost-to-performance).*

Conclusion: For developers looking for higher intelligence, claude-opus-4-6-thinking currently leads with an Elo of 1504.