Model comparison
Claude 2 vs Qwen3.6 27B
Qwen3.6 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 24.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 27B in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.6 27B leads 47.5 to 8.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 2.5% for Claude 2 and 91.1% for Qwen3.6 27B.
- Qwen3.6 27B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 24.7 | 41.9 |
| Released | 2023-07-11 | 2026-04-22 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $3.60 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Claude 2: —, Qwen3.6 27B: 38.5 (#162)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 37.3% |
| HumanEval+ | 61.6% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 27B leads
Claude 2: 20.8 (#213), Qwen3.6 27B: 24.4 (#148)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 51.9% | 78.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 120.08 | 146.47 |
| CritPt | — | 0.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 22% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 7% |
| LMCA | — | 34.5% |
Math Qwen3.6 27B leads
Claude 2: 8.7 (#314), Qwen3.6 27B: 47.5 (#56)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.5% | 91.1% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 35.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 27B leads
Claude 2: 17.0 (#282), Qwen3.6 27B: 52.4 (#58)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34.7% | 85.9% |
| MMLU | 78.5% | — |
| TriviaQA | 87.5% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude 2: —, Qwen3.6 27B: 50.3 (#180)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1026 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2 better than Qwen3.6 27B?
Qwen3.6 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 24.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2 and Qwen3.6 27B share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2 has 8 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 27B has 11.