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A practical comparison for agent workflows, coding, data analysis and computer use, with benchmarks, API prices and a plan for your own evaluation.

Opus 5.5 cuts token and cache costs, but changes thinking, tool selection and conversation handling. Validate the integration first, then measure cost per completed task.

Kimi K3 targets the same territory as Claude Fable 5 and GPT‑5.6 Sol: 1M context, long-running agents, coding, and knowledge work. It is not a finished replacement, but its planned open weights make it worth a measured pilot.

Alibaba has added Qwen 3.8-Max-Preview to its Token Plan with web search, code interpretation and scraping. Public API pricing, regions and production guarantees remain unclear, so enterprises should evaluate it behind a controlled router first.