Model comparison
DBRX vs Qwen Plus
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 1 category and Qwen Plus in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen Plus leads 52.2 to 33.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.7% for DBRX and 65.3% for Qwen Plus.
- DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DBRX | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen Plus leads
DBRX: 32.9 (#266), Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1328 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Reasoning Qwen Plus leads
DBRX: 21.4 (#222), Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
Math Too close to call
DBRX: 24.3 (#269), Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1326 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | 65.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge Qwen Plus leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#294), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 48.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1328 |
Multilingual Qwen Plus leads
DBRX: 29.3 (#268), Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | — |
| LMArena German | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen Plus leads
DBRX: 57.5 (#270), Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1303 |
Long Context Qwen Plus leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#258), Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1324 |
Writing & Preference Qwen Plus leads
DBRX: 33.6 (#275), Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than Qwen Plus?
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or Qwen Plus better for coding?
Qwen Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and Qwen Plus share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.