Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Qwen3.8 Max

A-TIER

Qwen (Alibaba)

Intelligence Score 81/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window Long context

Pricing Model Free / Open

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DEPRECATED

Requesty

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 93/100

Context Window 200K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 93/100 vs 81/100, Claude 3.5 Sonnet (via routing) outperforms Qwen3.8 Max by 12 points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Qwen3.8 Max	Claude 3.5 Sonnet (via routing)
Context Window	Long context	200K
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Transformer (Proprietary)
Est. MMLU Score	~75-79%	~88-91%
Release Date	2024	Jun-Oct 2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Paid / Commercial
Rate Limit (RPM)	60 RPM	60 RPM
Daily Limit	Credit-based	50 requests/day (new orgs) / 200 requests/day (paying orgs), shared across all free models
Capabilities	No specific data	Reasoning
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	S-Tier (Elite)
Speed Estimate	Medium	Medium
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	Undisclosed	Unknown
Limitations	Requires Alibaba Cloud account (Payment method) Dashboard can be complex Region selection matters	Requires underlying provider API keys Free credit amount is limited Routing adds minimal latency
Key Strengths	Qwen Family: Top tier open weights Multimodal capabilities (VL models) Search Plugin integration	AI Router: automatic provider failover Prompt caching for cost savings Multi-provider load balancing