Model comparison
Laguna M.1 vs Qwen3.8 Max
Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Poolside
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Laguna M.1 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.8 Max in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.8 Max leads 73.2 to 21.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 0% for Laguna M.1 and 58% for Qwen3.8 Max.
- Qwen3.8 Max accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
- Laguna M.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.8 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 32.5 | 56.8 |
| Released | 2026-04-28 | 2026-08-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 1M |
| Max output | 33K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 39 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.8 Max leads
Laguna M.1: 36.6 (#204), Qwen3.8 Max: 53.5 (#29)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1349 | 1674 |
| DeepSWE | — | 57.5% |
| FrontierSWE | — | 17.8% |
| SciCode | — | 53.2% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1502 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 45.4 (#14)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 63.3% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 55.1% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 23.2% |
Reasoning Qwen3.8 Max leads
Laguna M.1: 23.1 (#184), Qwen3.8 Max: 54.4 (#26)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 88.3% |
| CritPt | — | 20% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 40% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1496 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 38% |
| DTBench | — | 92% |
| LMCA | — | 46.2% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 15.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 156.41 |
Math Qwen3.8 Max leads
Laguna M.1: 21.1 (#283), Qwen3.8 Max: 73.2 (#20)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 0% | 58% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 74.7% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 46.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 100% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1499 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 61.7 (#27)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 92.7% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 47.3% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1507 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 37.2 (#75)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1314 |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 20% |
Multilingual Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 56.7 (#18)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1472 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1538 |
| LMArena French | — | 1503 |
| LMArena German | — | 1483 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1467 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1461 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1481 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1492 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 77.6 (#17)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1479 |
Long Context Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 45.6 (#31)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1489 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 67.1 (#30)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1483 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1479 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1489 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Laguna M.1 better than Qwen3.8 Max?
Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Laguna M.1 or Qwen3.8 Max better for coding?
Qwen3.8 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.5 versus 36.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.8 Max does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Laguna M.1 and Qwen3.8 Max share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.8 Max has 39.