Model comparison
Llama 13b vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 13b scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 63.8 to 13.8.
- Llama 13b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 24.4 | 51.5 |
| Released | 2023-02-24 | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.80 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Llama 13b: 21.4 (#337), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 683 | 1471 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1482 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Llama 13b: 14.0 (#329), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 728 | 1457 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 100.58 | 149.24 |
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| DTBench | — | 87.2% |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 37.9% | — |
| HellaSwag | 79.2% | — |
| LAMBADA | 75.2% | — |
| PIQA | 80.1% | — |
| WinoGrande | 73% | — |
Math Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Llama 13b: 26.7 (#256), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 838 | 1465 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |
| GSM8K | 20.6% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 87.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1478 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 52.7% | — |
| BoolQ | 78.7% | — |
| MMLU | 47.7% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 56.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 77.9% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| ScienceQA | 43.3% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Llama 13b: 16.6 (#297), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 819 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1487 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1445 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1454 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Llama 13b: 36.7 (#305), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 781 | 1438 |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Llama 13b: 13.8 (#312), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 834 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 794 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 753 | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 13b better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 13b or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 21.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 13b and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 13b has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.