Claude Opus 4.7 vs Qwen 3 Coder
Anthropic's flagship. Deep reasoning, long-horizon agents. Meanwhile, qwen 3 coder: open-weights coding specialist.
Side-by-side
Specs
| Dimension | Claude Opus 4.7 | Qwen 3 Coder |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba |
| Released | 2026-02 | 2025-10 |
| Context window | ✓1M | 128K |
| Output max | ✓64K | 16K |
| Input /M | $15.00 | ✓$0.50 |
| Output /M | $75.00 | ✓$1.50 |
| Modalities | ✓text, image | text |
| Open weights | no | ✓yes |
Scorecard
Dimension-by-dimension
Claude Opus 4.7
Qwen 3 Coder
reasoning
10.0
7.0
coding
10.0
9.0
writing
9.0
6.0
speed
5.0
8.0
value
6.0
10.0
Verdict
Which wins, by use case
| Use case | Winner | Why |
|---|---|---|
| coding | Claude Opus 4.7 | a clear edge on our weighted coding score |
| writing | Claude Opus 4.7 | a clear edge on our weighted writing score |
| chat | Qwen 3 Coder | a decisive lead on our weighted chat score |
| agents | Claude Opus 4.7 | a clear edge on our weighted agents score |
| summarization | Qwen 3 Coder | a decisive lead on our weighted summarization score |
| translation | Qwen 3 Coder | a clear edge on our weighted translation score |
| reasoning | Claude Opus 4.7 | a decisive lead on our weighted reasoning score |
| research | Claude Opus 4.7 | a coin flip on our weighted research score |
| vision and multimodal | Claude Opus 4.7 | a coin flip on our weighted vision score |
| Cheapest AI models for bulk workloads | Qwen 3 Coder | a decisive lead on our weighted cheap-bulk score |
Bottom line
Our take
Pick Claude Opus 4.7 if you need: best-in-class agentic tool use, extended thinking for complex problems.
Pick Qwen 3 Coder if you need: coding-tuned, open weights.
At a 500M-input / 150M-output monthly volume, Claude Opus 4.7 costs roughly $18750 vs Qwen 3 Coder at $475. Use our calculator to plug in your own numbers.
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