Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B
Head-to-head API pricing and cost comparison between Anthropic’s Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) and Qwen’s Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B. Prices auto-refresh daily from OpenRouter.
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) is 25% cheaper for input tokens; Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B wins on output tokens at $6.00/1M.
Side-by-side comparison
| Spec | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) | Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price (per 1M) | $1.50 | $2.00 |
| Cached input (per 1M) | $0.15 | $0.20 |
| Output price (per 1M) | $7.50 | $6.00 |
| Batch input (per 1M) | $0.75 | — |
| Batch output (per 1M) | $3.75 | — |
| Reasoning price (per 1M) | — | — |
| Context window | 1000K | 1049K |
| Vision support | Yes | No |
| Caching support | Yes | Yes |
| Batch API | Yes | No |
| Reasoning capability | No | No |
Monthly cost at volume
Estimated monthly API spend at common production traffic levels (input/output tokens per request shown).
| Volume | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) | Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
1K req/day 500in / 200out tokens | $67.50 | $66.00 | $1.50 Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B wins |
10K req/day 1500in / 500out tokens | $1,800 | $1,800 | $0.00 Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B wins |
100K req/day 3000in / 800out tokens | $31,500 | $32,400 | $900.00 Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) wins |
1M req/day 8000in / 2000out tokens | $810,000 | $840,000 | $30,000 Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) wins |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) or Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B?
For input tokens, Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) is roughly 25% cheaper at $1.50/1M vs $2.00/1M. For output tokens, Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B wins at $6.00/1M. Real-world cost depends on your input/output ratio — use the calculator to model your actual workload.
What’s the context window difference?
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) has a context window of 1000K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B offers 1049K tokens. Larger context windows are valuable for long documents, RAG pipelines, and multi-turn conversations — but they come with higher input-token bills if you fill them every request.
Should I use Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) or Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B?
Choose Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) if you’re already on the Anthropic stack, want broad ecosystem support, or prefer its lower input price. Choose Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B for Qwen’s ecosystem, or its cheaper output tokens. Run a small benchmark on your own prompts before committing — price is only one axis.
How are these prices kept current?
Prices are pulled directly from OpenRouter’s public models API once every 24 hours via a Convex cron job, then normalized to per-1M-token figures. Last refresh: Sep 2, 2026.