Model comparison
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 41.7 to 22.4.
Side by side
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.4 | 51.5 |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 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
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1482 |
| SciCode | 42.7% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1471 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | 2% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.1% |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1457 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| DTBench | — | 87.2% |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 149.24 |
Math Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1465 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 87.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1478 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1487 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1445 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1454 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1438 |
Long Context Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nova 2.0 Pro Preview or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2.0 Pro Preview and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.