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Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B vs NewClaude Opus 4.7 (Fast)

Pick Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B when budget and context both matter.

Page updated:  Data confirmed:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B is estimated at $1.12 vs $105 for Claude Opus 4.7 (Fast), saving $103.88 (98.9% lower).

Cost-first pickQwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Context-first pickQwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Sample savings$103.8898.9%
10x traffic gap$1038.8

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $1038.8. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickQwen3 Coder 480B A35BClaude Opus 4.7 (Fast)
Input-heavy / RAG5M input + 500K outputQwen3 Coder 480B A35B$2$225
Balanced workload1M input + 1M outputQwen3 Coder 480B A35B$2.02$180
Output-heavy chatbot1M input + 5M outputQwen3 Coder 480B A35B$9.22$780
Cheaper input Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $0.22 vs $30 / 1M

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B is $29.78 cheaper per 1M input tokens (99.3% lower; 136.4x difference).

Cheaper output Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 vs $150 / 1M

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B is $148.2 cheaper per 1M output tokens (98.8% lower; 83.3x difference).

Larger context Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 1.05M vs 1M

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B has 48.58K more context (1.05x larger).

Sample workload Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.12 vs $105

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B is $103.88 cheaper on the standard workload (98.9% lower).

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Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B has the lower input price; Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B has the lower output price; Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $1.12 for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B and $105 for Claude Opus 4.7 (Fast).

Best Fit

Choose Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.

Choose Claude Opus 4.7 (Fast) when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.

Decision Notes
  • On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B is estimated at $1.12 vs $105 for Claude Opus 4.7 (Fast), saving $103.88 (98.9% lower).
  • Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B is $103.88 cheaper on the standard workload (98.9% lower).
  • Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B is $29.78 cheaper per 1M input tokens (99.3% lower; 136.4x difference).
  • Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B is $148.2 cheaper per 1M output tokens (98.8% lower; 83.3x difference).
  • Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B has 48.58K more context (1.05x larger).
Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureQwen3 Coder 480B A35B
(Qwen)		NewClaude Opus 4.7 (Fast)
(Anthropic)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M		$0.22$30
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$1.8$150
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$1.12$105
Context Window1.05M1M
Release Date
Popularity#97#112

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionQwen3 Coder 480B A35BOn the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B is estimated at $1.12 vs $105 for Claude Opus 4.7 (Fast), saving $103.88 (98.9% lower).
High-volume input processingQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workQwen3 Coder 480B A35BA larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

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  • Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent offers 2M context with $5 sample workload cost.
  • GPT-5.5 offers 1.05M context with $20 sample workload cost.

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