Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Qwen3.8 Max
Claude Sonnet 5.5 from Anthropic and Qwen3.8 Max from Alibaba Cloud (Qwen), side by side. Every figure comes from the model registry. No markup on model usage: you pay the provider's list price.
| Attribute |   Claude Sonnet 5.5 |  Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) |
| Model id | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5-5 | qwen/qwen3.8-max |
| Status | Available via Safeguard | Available via Safeguard |
| Input / 1M tokens | $2 | $2 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $10 | $6 |
| Price notes | Base price, full 1M context at standard rate. Cache hits $0.10/1M. Batch 50% off. | International (Singapore) deployment, 0 to 1M input tokens, both modes. |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Parameters | Not published | Not published |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens | Not published |
| Modality | Text and image | Text and image |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Zero data retention | Available | Not stated |
| Prompts go to | Anthropic (global routing by default) | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (prices shown are for the Singapore / International deployment) |
| Retention | Not used for model training without express permission, per Anthropic's API retention doc, conversation content is not retained by default except for Covered Models that require 30-day retention, flagged content and legal holds can be kept longer | Alibaba Cloud states it never uses your data for model training, Model Studio stores data generated from model calls as required by law (no period stated) |
| Region | Global by default, US-only inference via inference_geo at 1.1x pricing (Claude 4.6 and later) | Singapore (International) for these prices, other regions such as China (Beijing), Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Virginia and Tokyo have separate price lists |
| Price checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
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