Model comparison
GPT-6 Sol vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.2 to 44.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-6 Sol scores higher in 4 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 4 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where GPT-6 Sol leads 49.3 to 29.6.
Side by side
| GPT-6 Sol | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 49.2 | 44.7 |
| Released | 2026-09-22 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 59.6 (#11), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 43.4 (#79)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1453 | 1488 |
| DeepSWE | 68.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 49.3% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1692 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-6 Sol: 33.5 (#49), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | 28% | — |
Reasoning GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 49.3 (#34), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 29.6 (#81)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1420 | 1483 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 90.1% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 53.3% | — |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GPT-6 Sol: 35.8 (#135), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 37.3 (#99)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1404 | 1473 |
Knowledge GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 43.0 (#87), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.1 (#104)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1449 | 1489 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-6 Sol: 47.6 (#9), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture Assembly | 58.3% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GPT-6 Sol: 51.0 (#113), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.4 (#21)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1389 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1416 | 1534 |
| LMArena Russian | 1407 | 1472 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1377 | 1470 |
| LMArena French | — | 1483 |
| LMArena German | — | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1438 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GPT-6 Sol: 74.4 (#97), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.2 (#28)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1406 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GPT-6 Sol: 43.2 (#100), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#44)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1415 | 1477 |
Writing & Preference GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 72.3 (#15), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.1 (#39)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1396 | 1471 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1392 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1405 | 1478 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2125 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-6 Sol better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.2 to 44.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-6 Sol or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
GPT-6 Sol scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.6 versus 43.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-6 Sol and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-6 Sol has 22 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.