Model comparison
Claude Opus 4.7 vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Compare Claude Opus 4.7 vs Qwen3.6 Plus API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
Claude Opus 4.7
anthropic · claude-opus-4-7
- Input
- $5
- Output
- $25
- Context
- 1M
Qwen3.6 Plus
openrouter · openrouter/qwen/qwen3.6-plus
- Input
- $0.325
- Output
- $1.95
- Context
- 1M
Quick take
Qwen3.6 Plus has the lower input price at $0.325 per 1M input tokens. Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper for the example blended workload below. Claude Opus 4.7 has the larger context window at 1M tokens.
Choose Claude Opus 4.7 if...
- Claude Opus 4.7 gives more room for long generated answers, reports, or code output.
- Claude Opus 4.7 is stronger when the same large prompt or document is reused because it supports prompt caching.
Choose Qwen3.6 Plus if...
- Qwen3.6 Plus is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
Example workload cost
Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.
| Workload | Claude Opus 4.7 | Qwen3.6 Plus | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $10.00 | $0.72 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| 10M input + 2M output | $100.00 | $7.15 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| 100M input + 20M output | $1,000.00 | $71.50 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
Context, output, and capability fit
Claude Opus 4.7 provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- Claude Opus 4.7 max output
- 128K
- Qwen3.6 Plus max output
- 65.5K
- Claude Opus 4.7 features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
- Qwen3.6 Plus features
- function calling, vision
Risk notes for Claude Opus 4.7
- High output price: cap max tokens for verbose generation workloads.
Risk notes for Qwen3.6 Plus
- No prompt caching in this snapshot: repeated long-context calls may be more expensive.
Routing tags
frontierpremiumreasoningcodingagentslong-contextmultimodalcache-friendlyragopen-weightbudgetlocal-open