Model comparison
Olmo 7b Instruct vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 7b Instruct 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 25.8.
- Olmo 7b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.3 | 51.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.80 |
| Results tracked | 10 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1016 | 1471 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1482 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 993 | 1457 |
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| DTBench | — | 87.2% |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 149.24 |
Math Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1018 | 1465 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 87.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1478 |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 977 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1014 | 1487 |
| LMArena Russian | 947 | 1445 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1454 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 978 | 1438 |
Long Context Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1032 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 990 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1007 | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 7b Instruct better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 7b Instruct or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 7b Instruct and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 7b Instruct has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.