Claude Sonnet 5 vs Qwen 3.7-Max

Anthropic's mid-tier against Alibaba's proprietary flagship — published pricing, context windows and specs, side by side.

Compiled by AI Model Hub · Last updated 8 July 2026 · All figures from the two models' AI Model Hub pages (vendor release materials and independent trackers)

At a glance: Claude Sonnet 5 lists at $2 / $10 intro (to 31 Aug 2026) · $3 / $15 standard with a 1,000,000 tokens context window; Qwen 3.7-Max lists at $2.50 / $7.50 per 1M tokens with 1,000,000 tokens of context. The full spec table, price table and each model's published benchmarks are below.

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Side-by-side specs
Price comparison
What the table says
FAQ

Claude Sonnet 5 vs Qwen 3.7-Max: side-by-side

	Claude Sonnet 5	Qwen 3.7-Max
Maker	Anthropic	Alibaba
Released	30 June 2026	20 May 2026 (unveiled, Apsara Summit)
Tier	Mid-tier	Proprietary flagship
Context window	1,000,000 tokens (default & max)	1,000,000 tokens
Max output	Up to 128,000 tokens	Not specified
API price (per 1M)	$2 / $10 intro (to 31 Aug 2026) · $3 / $15 standard	$2.50 / $7.50 per 1M tokens
Access	Proprietary — Claude API & claude.ai (default model on Free & Pro plans)	Closed-weight, proprietary (Alibaba Cloud)
Best at	Agentic coding, high-volume production work, large-codebase tasks	Long-running agent tasks with hundreds/thousands of tool calls
Standout	1M context by default; early-access partners report it finishes tasks earlier Sonnets stopped short on and checks its own output	~1T-param MoE with ~24B active per pass; Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index 56.6

Price comparison

Model	Input (per 1M)	Output (per 1M)
Claude Sonnet 5 (intro, to 31 Aug 2026)	$2.00	$10.00
Claude Sonnet 5 (standard, from 1 Sep 2026)	$3.00	$15.00
Qwen 3.7-Max	$2.50	$7.50

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Published benchmark figures

Each figure below is the model's own published score as listed on its AI Model Hub page. Different suites (and suite versions) are not directly comparable.

Model	Benchmark	Published score
Qwen 3.7-Max	Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index	56.6

What the table says

Pricing. Claude Sonnet 5 lists at $2 / $10 intro (to 31 Aug 2026) · $3 / $15 standard; Qwen 3.7-Max lists at $2.50 / $7.50 per 1M tokens. On these published rates, Claude Sonnet 5's input price is 1.2x lower than Qwen 3.7-Max's, and Qwen 3.7-Max's output price is 1.3x lower than Claude Sonnet 5's. Claude Sonnet 5's standard rate card from 1 September 2026 is $3 / $15 per 1M tokens.
Context. Both are in the same context class: Claude Sonnet 5 lists 1,000,000 tokens (default & max) and Qwen 3.7-Max lists 1,000,000 tokens.
Access. Both are proprietary, hosted-API models; neither publishes weights for self-hosting.
Benchmarks. The two model pages report results on different benchmark suites, so the published scores are not directly comparable head-to-head; the tables below list each model's own published figures.

Key takeaway

Everything above is drawn from the two models' published rate cards and spec sheets. Which one fits depends on the workload you price it against — run your own token volumes through the pricing calculator to see the monthly difference.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 5 or Qwen 3.7-Max?

On the published rate cards the two are priced identically on the axes compared here; check each model page for tier details.

Which has the bigger context window, Claude Sonnet 5 or Qwen 3.7-Max?

They are in the same class: Claude Sonnet 5 lists 1,000,000 tokens (default & max) and Qwen 3.7-Max lists 1,000,000 tokens.

Which model is newer?

Claude Sonnet 5 is the more recent release (30 June 2026); Qwen 3.7-Max was released 20 May 2026 (unveiled, Apsara Summit).

Can I run Claude Sonnet 5 or Qwen 3.7-Max locally?

No — both Claude Sonnet 5 and Qwen 3.7-Max are proprietary models accessed through their vendors' APIs and apps; neither publishes weights.

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