Model comparison
Llama 13b vs Qwen Max
Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.7 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 8 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 8 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 13b scores higher in 1 category and Qwen Max in 5 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen Max leads 47.8 to 13.8.
- Llama 13b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 13b | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 24.4 | 34.7 |
| Released | 2023-02-24 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 33K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen Max leads
Llama 13b: 21.4 (#337), Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 683 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
Reasoning Qwen Max leads
Llama 13b: 14.0 (#329), Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 728 | 1269 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 37.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 100.58 | — |
| HellaSwag | 79.2% | — |
| LAMBADA | 75.2% | — |
| PIQA | 80.1% | — |
| WinoGrande | 73% | — |
Math Llama 13b leads
Llama 13b: 26.7 (#256), Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 838 | 1275 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
| GSM8K | 20.6% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1248 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 52.7% | — |
| BoolQ | 78.7% | — |
| MMLU | 47.7% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 56.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 77.9% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Qwen Max: —
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| ScienceQA | 43.3% | — |
Multilingual Qwen Max leads
Llama 13b: 16.6 (#297), Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 819 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1254 |
| LMArena French | — | 1330 |
| LMArena German | — | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1142 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1290 |
Instruction Following Qwen Max leads
Llama 13b: 36.7 (#305), Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 781 | 1262 |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1288 |
Writing & Preference Qwen Max leads
Llama 13b: 13.8 (#312), Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 834 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 794 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 753 | 1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 13b better than Qwen Max?
Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.7 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 13b or Qwen Max better for coding?
Qwen Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 30.7 versus 21.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 13b and Qwen Max share?
8 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 13b has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.