Claude Opus 5 vs Qwen 3.8 Max

The comparison

On LM Arena, Claude Opus 5 has 1494 Elo and Qwen 3.8 Max has 1490 Elo. Claude Opus 5 has the higher displayed score on this source. Each source stands on its own; these scores do not establish an overall winner.

Claude Opus 5: 1494 Elo on LM Arena (19,353 Arena votes) (snapshot Aug 12, 2026). Qwen 3.8 Max: 1490 Elo on LM Arena (6,717 Arena votes) (snapshot Aug 12, 2026). The snapshots may have been collected on different dates.

Claude Opus 5

Snapshot Aug 12, 2026

1494 EloLM Arena
19,353Arena votes

Qwen 3.8 Max

Snapshot Aug 12, 2026

1490 EloLM Arena
6,717Arena votes
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