Model comparison
Palm 2 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Qwen3 Coder Next leads 36.3 to 29.0.
- Qwen3 Coder Next has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Palm 2 | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 30.0 | 34.3 |
| Released | — | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 10 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Palm 2: 29.0 (#311), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 994 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Palm 2: 19.1 (#271), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | — |
Math Not comparable
Palm 2: 30.8 (#231), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1049 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Palm 2: 20.9 (#295), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 916 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 887 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Palm 2: 51.0 (#296), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1010 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Palm 2: 30.8 (#285), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1010 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Palm 2: 25.6 (#304), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Palm 2 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1027 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 991 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 994 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Palm 2 better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Palm 2 or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Qwen3 Coder Next scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.3 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Palm 2 and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Palm 2 has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.