Model comparison
DBRX vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 56.1 to 14.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 32.9% for DBRX and 88.4% for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DBRX | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 47.5 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $3 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Plus leads
DBRX: 32.9 (#266), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1467 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1461 |
| SciCode | — | 40.7% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 670.15 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
DBRX: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Plus leads
DBRX: 21.4 (#222), Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1449 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.3% |
| CritPt | — | 2.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 17% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.65 |
Math Qwen3.6 Plus leads
DBRX: 24.3 (#269), Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Plus leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#294), Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 88.4% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1454 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Plus leads
DBRX: 29.3 (#268), Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1477 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | 1455 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1452 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1379 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1432 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Plus leads
DBRX: 57.5 (#270), Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1425 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Plus leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#258), Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1439 |
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Plus leads
DBRX: 33.6 (#275), Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1404 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.