Model comparison
Gemma 1.1 2b IT vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 1.1 2b IT 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 writing & preference, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 63.8 to 25.1.
- Gemma 1.1 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 29.3 | 51.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.80 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.1 (#299), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1034 | 1471 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1482 |
| HumanEval+ | 17.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 23.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 19.1 (#270), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | 1457 |
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| DTBench | — | 87.2% |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 149.24 |
Math Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.8 (#232), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1047 | 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
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.5 (#258), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 970 | 1478 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 87.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.6 (#289), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 988 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1012 | 1487 |
| LMArena Russian | 990 | 1445 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena German | 944 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 899 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1454 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 49.9 (#299), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 992 | 1438 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.6 (#286), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1003 | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.1 (#306), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1022 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 998 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 959 | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 2b IT and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.