Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Qwen: Qwen-Max
Side-by-side comparison of Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 and Qwen: Qwen-Max. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.
Verdict
strong confidenceAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leads overall
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leads in context window and capabilities and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Qwen: Qwen-Max remains competitive with advantages in price.
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Technical specifications
| Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 | Qwen: Qwen-Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Qwen |
| Input price | $1/M | $1/M |
| Output price | $5/M | $4/M |
| Context window | 200K | 33K |
| Max output | 64K | 8K |
| Capabilities | Tool useVisionReasoning | Tool use |
| Released | Oct 15, 2025 | Feb 1, 2025 |
Scoring breakdown
How each dimension compares
Price
Qwen: Qwen-Max leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
$5/M tokens
Qwen: Qwen-Max
$4/M tokens
Context Window
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
200K tokens
Qwen: Qwen-Max
33K tokens
Capabilities
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
3/4
Qwen: Qwen-Max
1/4
Max Output
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
64K tokens
Qwen: Qwen-Max
8K tokens
Recency
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
Oct 2025
Qwen: Qwen-Max
Feb 2025
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