Model comparison
Laguna M.1 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 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 1 category and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads 34.9 to 20.3.
Side by side
| Laguna M.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 31.9 | 37.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-28 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 33K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Laguna M.1: 36.4 (#195), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.2 (#199)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1348 | 1275 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1413 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.7 (#116)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
Reasoning Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Laguna M.1: 21.9 (#187), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 24.7 (#141)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1372 |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 15.6% | — |
Math Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Laguna M.1: 20.3 (#276), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 34.9 (#151)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1364 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.4 (#159)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1337 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.8 (#143)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1345 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1356 |
| LMArena French | — | 1394 |
| LMArena German | — | 1324 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1309 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1307 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1367 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1360 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.8 (#142)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1356 |
Long Context Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#126)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1379 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.5 (#142)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1356 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1365 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Laguna M.1 better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Laguna M.1 or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (36.4 vs 36.2); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Laguna M.1 and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.