Model comparison
Laguna M.1 vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Poolside
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Laguna M.1 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 52.2 to 20.3.
- Laguna M.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 31.9 | 51.1 |
| Released | 2026-04-28 | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 33K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.80 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Laguna M.1: 36.4 (#195), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.6 (#50)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1348 | 1482 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1472 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Laguna M.1: 21.9 (#187), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 40.8 (#47)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1457 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| DTBench | — | 87.2% |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 15.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 149.27 |
Math Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Laguna M.1: 20.3 (#276), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 52.2 (#40)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1465 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#35)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 87.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1476 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.3 (#46)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1436 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1487 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1444 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1452 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.8 (#51)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1437 |
Long Context Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#59)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 64.0 (#58)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Laguna M.1 better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Laguna M.1 or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Laguna M.1 and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.