Model comparison
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 2 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 29.3 to 22.4.
Side by side
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.4 | 47.5 |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $3 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 42.7% | 40.7% |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1461 |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1467 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 670.15 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136), Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | 2% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194), Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 2.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 17% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1449 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.65 |
Math Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1454 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1477 |
| LMArena French | — | 1455 |
| LMArena German | — | 1452 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1379 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1432 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1425 |
Long Context Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1439 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1404 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nova 2.0 Pro Preview or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (40.8 vs 40.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2.0 Pro Preview and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.