Evaluating the
State of the Art

A proof-of-concept interface comparing the latest LLM capabilities. From Claude 3.5 to Qwen 2.5, see how intelligence evolves.

Current Contenders

A breakdown of the models you asked about.

C

Claude 3.5

Known for its nuance, safety, and impressive coding capabilities. The "Sonnet" model hits a sweet spot for price/performance.

SpeedFast
CodingHigh
Q

Qwen 2.5

The latest from Alibaba. Strong performance in math and reasoning, often outperforming larger models in specific benchmarks.

SpeedVar
MathVery High
O

OpenAI o1

The "Strawberry" series. Focuses heavily on chain-of-thought reasoning before answering, excelling in complex logic.

SpeedSlow
LogicElite
G

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Google's champion of context. With a massive 1M+ token context window, it remembers more than almost anything else.

SpeedMed
ContextMassive
D

Deepseek V2.5

An open-weight powerhouse. Offers excellent coding and math performance at a highly competitive cost structure.

SpeedFast
ValueHigh

Performance Breakdown

For your use case—building a basic website as a proof-of-concept—Claude 3.5 Sonnet is currently widely regarded as the best balance of HTML/CSS structure knowledge and visual design capability. It tends to write cleaner CSS classes than most others.


However, Deepseek and Qwen are catching up extremely fast and often offer higher token limits for the same price, allowing for larger file generation in a single prompt.

Price vs. Capability

  • 🏆 Deepseek: Currently the price-to-performance king.
  • 💰 Qwen 2.5: Extremely cheap for the intelligence level provided.
  • 💵 Gemini/Claude: Higher cost, but polished user experience.
  • 💎 o1: Most expensive per token, best for hard logic problems.

Recommendation

Stick with Claude 3.5 for now if you want the best "design eye" for front-end code. Switch to Deepseek or Qwen for backend logic or when you need to process massive amounts of text/data cheaply.