Model comparison

DeepSeek LLM 67B vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview

Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek LLM 67B DeepSeek

24.9

Rank #347 Confirmed

Qwen3.6 Max Preview Alibaba (Qwen)

51.5

Rank #43 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek LLM 67B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 57.6 to 7.0.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 0.8% for DeepSeek LLM 67B and 91.1% for Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
  • DeepSeek LLM 67B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

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DeepSeek LLM 67B and Qwen3.6 Max Preview specifications
DeepSeek LLM 67BQwen3.6 Max Preview
ProviderDeepSeekAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index24.951.5
Released2023-11-292026-04-20
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window—262K
Max output—66K
Input $ / M tokens—$1.30
Output $ / M tokens—$7.80
Results tracked1529

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Category by category

Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 31.9 (#278), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BQwen3.6 Max Preview
LMArena Coding10961471
SWE-bench Verified—76.7%
LMArena WebDev—1482

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

DeepSeek LLM 67B: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BQwen3.6 Max Preview
Vending-Bench 2—4,254

Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 16.5 (#304), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BQwen3.6 Max Preview
Chess Puzzles0%20%
LMArena Hard Prompts10701457
Epoch Capabilities Index110.5149.24
SimpleBench—63%
NYT Connections (extended)—74.1%
Mystery Game Puzzles—19%
DTBench—87.2%
LMCA—42.5%

Math Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 8.7 (#324), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BQwen3.6 Max Preview
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-20250.8%91.1%
LMArena Math11081465
MATH Level 56.4%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)—23.1%
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)—4.2%

Knowledge Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 7.0 (#313), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BQwen3.6 Max Preview
GPQA Diamond24.6%87.4%
SimpleQA Verified—52%
LMArena Expert—1478

Multilingual Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 29.4 (#267), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BQwen3.6 Max Preview
LMArena Non-English10731437
LMArena Chinese11321487
LMArena French—1449
LMArena Russian—1445
LMArena Spanish—1454

Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 55.4 (#277), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BQwen3.6 Max Preview
LMArena Instruction Following10791438

Long Context Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 33.1 (#265), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BQwen3.6 Max Preview
LMArena Longer Query10921457

Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 31.6 (#282), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BQwen3.6 Max Preview
LMArena Text11051447
LMArena Creative Writing10671435
LMArena Multi-Turn10821456

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek LLM 67B better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek LLM 67B or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 31.9 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek LLM 67B and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek LLM 67B has 15 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.

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