Model comparison
Palm 2 vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 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 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 63.8 to 25.6.
Side by side
| Palm 2 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 30.0 | 51.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | 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
Palm 2: 29.0 (#311), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 994 | 1471 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1482 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Palm 2: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Palm 2: 19.1 (#271), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | 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
Palm 2: 30.8 (#231), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1049 | 1465 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Palm 2: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 87.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1478 |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Palm 2: 20.9 (#295), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 916 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | 887 | 1487 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1445 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1454 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Palm 2: 51.0 (#296), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1010 | 1438 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Palm 2: 30.8 (#285), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1010 | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Palm 2: 25.6 (#304), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1027 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 991 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 994 | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Palm 2 better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Palm 2 or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Palm 2 and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Palm 2 has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.