Claude vs GPT vs Qwen, one endpoint.
Call Claude, GPT and Qwen through a single drop-in API and switch between them per request. Here’s how they compare on price and what each is best at — all at up to 10× lower cost than going direct.
Price at a glance
When to use each
Claude (Opus 4.8, Sonnet 4.6) — best-in-class for agentic coding and long-context reasoning. The default for Cursor, Claude Code and Cline users who want top quality.
GPT (5.4 / 5.5) — a strong general-purpose alternative with broad tooling support and the OpenAI Chat Completions shape that most libraries already speak.
Qwen (3.7 Max / Plus) — the budget tier. Great price-to-quality for high-volume jobs like classification, extraction and bulk generation where frontier quality isn’t required.
Because all three live behind one endpoint, you can route the cheap model for bulk work and the frontier model for the hard parts — without juggling three vendor accounts. See live prices on the models page.
FAQ
Can I use Claude, GPT and Qwen with one API key?
Yes. OpusGate exposes all three through a single drop-in endpoint and one key — switch models by changing the model id in your request.
Which is cheapest?
Qwen 3.7 Plus is the lowest cost per token, followed by Haiku and Qwen Max. For frontier quality, Claude Opus and GPT 5.5 cost more but still run up to 10× below list price.
Which model should I use for coding?
Claude Opus 4.8 and Sonnet 4.6 are the strongest for agentic coding (Cursor, Claude Code). GPT 5.5 is a strong general alternative; Qwen is a budget option for high-volume tasks.
Are these the real vendor models?
Yes — the original Anthropic, OpenAI and Qwen models, unmodified. OpusGate only changes the price, not the model.
Switch models per request. Up to 10× cheaper than going direct.