Model comparison
Qwen Max vs Solar Pro4
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
UpstageSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen Max scores higher in 0 categories and Solar Pro4 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Solar Pro4 leads 38.8 to 22.3.
- Solar Pro4 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.60 / $6.40 for Qwen Max.
- Solar Pro4 accepts more context: 524K tokens versus 33K.
Side by side
| Qwen Max | Solar Pro4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Upstage |
| Noometry Index | 34.7 | 42.1 |
| Released | 2024-04-03 | 2026-08-06 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 33K | 524K |
| Max output | 8K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.60 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $6.40 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 23 | 18 |
Sponsored placements are available on pages like this one. Advertise on Noometry
Category by category
Coding Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292), Solar Pro4: 40.1 (#149)
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1288 | 1437 |
| Aider Polyglot | 21.8% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1371 |
Reasoning Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151), Solar Pro4: 28.5 (#104)
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1269 | 1399 |
Math Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276), Solar Pro4: 38.8 (#128)
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1275 | 1416 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.1% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 67.2% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 1% | — |
Knowledge Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228), Solar Pro4: 39.8 (#129)
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | 1427 |
| GPQA Diamond | 56.1% | — |
Multilingual Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202), Solar Pro4: 48.7 (#139)
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1263 | 1361 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1254 | 1415 |
| LMArena French | 1330 | 1397 |
| LMArena German | 1254 | 1364 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1205 | 1309 |
| LMArena Korean | 1142 | 1382 |
| LMArena Russian | 1274 | 1360 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1290 | 1401 |
Instruction Following Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208), Solar Pro4: 72.7 (#132)
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1262 | 1377 |
Long Context Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180), Solar Pro4: 42.1 (#130)
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1288 | 1381 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | — |
Writing & Preference Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205), Solar Pro4: 56.5 (#138)
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1282 | 1386 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1248 | 1316 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1277 | 1385 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen Max better than Solar Pro4?
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Qwen Max or Solar Pro4?
Solar Pro4 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Qwen Max lists at $1.60 and $6.40.
Is Qwen Max or Solar Pro4 better for coding?
Solar Pro4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Solar Pro4 does, with 524K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Qwen Max and Solar Pro4 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen Max has 23 scored results on Noometry and Solar Pro4 has 18.