Model comparison
Qwen Plus vs Wizardlm 70b
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen Plus scores higher in 6 categories and Wizardlm 70b in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen Plus leads 52.2 to 34.8.
- Wizardlm 70b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen Plus | Wizardlm 70b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 37.1 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2024-01-25 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 20 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen Plus leads
Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167), Wizardlm 70b: 31.4 (#285)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1328 | 1081 |
Reasoning Qwen Plus leads
Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107), Wizardlm 70b: 20.7 (#234)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1317 | 1079 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 63.3% | — |
| DTBench | 81.1% | — |
| LMCA | 24% | — |
Math Wizardlm 70b leads
Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271), Wizardlm 70b: 32.2 (#218)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1326 | 1116 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 17.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 65.3% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 1.7% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251), Wizardlm 70b: —
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 48.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1328 | — |
Multilingual Qwen Plus leads
Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175), Wizardlm 70b: 29.6 (#265)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1310 | 1078 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1347 | 1052 |
| LMArena Russian | 1323 | 1155 |
| LMArena German | — | 1083 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1251 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen Plus leads
Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181), Wizardlm 70b: 56.3 (#273)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1303 | 1093 |
Long Context Qwen Plus leads
Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158), Wizardlm 70b: 33.3 (#263)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | 1097 |
Writing & Preference Qwen Plus leads
Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176), Wizardlm 70b: 34.8 (#269)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1326 | 1120 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1293 | 1149 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1336 | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen Plus better than Wizardlm 70b?
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen Plus or Wizardlm 70b better for coding?
Qwen Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 31.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen Plus and Wizardlm 70b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen Plus has 20 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 70b has 12.