Model comparison
Palm 2 vs Qwen Max
Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Palm 2 scores higher in 1 category and Qwen Max in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen Max leads 47.8 to 25.6.
Side by side
| Palm 2 | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 30.0 | 34.7 |
| Released | — | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 33K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 10 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen Max leads
Palm 2: 29.0 (#311), Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 994 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
Reasoning Qwen Max leads
Palm 2: 19.1 (#271), Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | 1269 |
Math Palm 2 leads
Palm 2: 30.8 (#231), Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1049 | 1275 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Palm 2: —, Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1248 |
Multilingual Qwen Max leads
Palm 2: 20.9 (#295), Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 916 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 887 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | — | 1330 |
| LMArena German | — | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1142 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1290 |
Instruction Following Qwen Max leads
Palm 2: 51.0 (#296), Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1010 | 1262 |
Long Context Qwen Max leads
Palm 2: 30.8 (#285), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1010 | 1288 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
Writing & Preference Qwen Max leads
Palm 2: 25.6 (#304), Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1027 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 991 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 994 | 1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Palm 2 better than Qwen Max?
Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Palm 2 or Qwen Max better for coding?
Qwen Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 30.7 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Palm 2 and Qwen Max share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Palm 2 has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.