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Claude Sonnet 5 vs Qwen3 32B
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Winner summary
Claude Sonnet 5 wins on 5/5 benchmarks
Claude Sonnet 5 wins 5 of 5 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · general · math.
Category leads
knowledge·Claude Sonnet 5general·Claude Sonnet 5math·Claude Sonnet 5
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Claude Sonnet 5
#66 by perf·#10 by attention
Qwen3 32B
#109 by perf·#2 by attention
Best value
Qwen3 32B
30.3x better value than Claude Sonnet 5
Claude Sonnet 5
9.5 pts/$
$6.00/M
Qwen3 32B
286.1 pts/$
$0.18/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Anthropic
$965.0B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
5 benchmarks · 2 models
Claude Sonnet 5Qwen3 32B
Chess Puzzles
Claude Sonnet 5 leads by +31.6
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Claude Sonnet 5
31.6
Qwen3 32B
0.0
Dtbench
Claude Sonnet 5 leads by +41.7
Claude Sonnet 5
87.5
Qwen3 32B
45.8
GPQA diamond
Claude Sonnet 5 leads by +33.1
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Claude Sonnet 5
87.4
Qwen3 32B
54.3
Lmca
Claude Sonnet 5 leads by +38.5
Claude Sonnet 5
58.9
Qwen3 32B
20.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Claude Sonnet 5 leads by +27.8
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Claude Sonnet 5
94.7
Qwen3 32B
66.9
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 31.6 | 0.0 |
Dtbench | 87.5 | 45.8 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 87.4 | 54.3 |
Lmca | 58.9 | 20.3 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 94.7 | 66.9 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $40.00 | |
| $0.08 | $0.28 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $1.30 |