Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 43.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Baidu
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 4 categories and Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 4 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 41.7 to 21.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 23.4% for ERNIE 5.1 and 74.1% for Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 51.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.80 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1471 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1482 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | 74.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1457 |
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| DTBench | — | 87.2% |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 149.24 |
Math Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1465 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1478 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 87.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | 1487 |
| LMArena French | 1488 | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1445 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | 1454 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | — |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1438 |
Long Context Too close to call
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1457 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 43.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 44.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.