Model comparison

Qwen1.5 4b Chat vs Qwen3.7 Max

Qwen3.7 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

Qwen1.5 4b Chat Alibaba (Qwen)

28.8

Rank #322 Confirmed

Qwen3.7 Max Alibaba (Qwen)

51.5

Rank #42 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen1.5 4b Chat scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.7 Max in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.7 Max leads 65.0 to 23.8.
  • Qwen1.5 4b Chat has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Qwen1.5 4b Chat and Qwen3.7 Max specifications
Qwen1.5 4b ChatQwen3.7 Max
ProviderAlibaba (Qwen)Alibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index28.851.5
Released—2026-05-19
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window—1M
Max output—131K
Input $ / M tokens—$2.50
Output $ / M tokens—$7.50
Results tracked1333

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Category by category

Coding Qwen3.7 Max leads

Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 29.1 (#308), Qwen3.7 Max: 50.4 (#45)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen1.5 4b ChatQwen3.7 Max
LMArena Coding9991498
SWE-bench Verified—77.3%
LMArena WebDev—1515
SciCode—48.8%
ALE-Bench—1,189

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Qwen1.5 4b Chat: —, Qwen3.7 Max: 22.1 (#135)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen1.5 4b ChatQwen3.7 Max
GBAEval—0.4%

Reasoning Qwen3.7 Max leads

Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 18.5 (#279), Qwen3.7 Max: 49.2 (#38)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen1.5 4b ChatQwen3.7 Max
LMArena Hard Prompts9761483
SimpleBench—70.4%
NYT Connections (extended)—85.1%
CritPt—13.4%
Chess Puzzles—19%
EBR-Bench—9.5%
Mystery Game Puzzles—32%
DTBench—92.3%
LMCA—44%
Epoch Capabilities Index—153.68

Math Qwen3.7 Max leads

Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.4 (#234), Qwen3.7 Max: 62.4 (#32)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen1.5 4b ChatQwen3.7 Max
LMArena Math10261490
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)—64.6%
FrontierMath Tier 4—34.1%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—95.6%
ProofBench—26%

Knowledge Qwen3.7 Max leads

Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 26.7 (#255), Qwen3.7 Max: 61.6 (#28)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen1.5 4b ChatQwen3.7 Max
LMArena Expert9801488
GPQA Diamond—90.9%
SimpleQA Verified—55.8%

Multilingual Qwen3.7 Max leads

Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 24.1 (#290), Qwen3.7 Max: 56.9 (#15)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen1.5 4b ChatQwen3.7 Max
LMArena Non-English9791474
LMArena Chinese10241530
LMArena Russian9521484
LMArena German902—

Instruction Following Qwen3.7 Max leads

Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 49.0 (#300), Qwen3.7 Max: 76.7 (#38)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen1.5 4b ChatQwen3.7 Max
LMArena Instruction Following9781460

Long Context Qwen3.7 Max leads

Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.1 (#290), Qwen3.7 Max: 45.4 (#40)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen1.5 4b ChatQwen3.7 Max
LMArena Longer Query9881482

Writing & Preference Qwen3.7 Max leads

Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 23.8 (#309), Qwen3.7 Max: 65.0 (#54)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen1.5 4b ChatQwen3.7 Max
LMArena Text9971476
LMArena Creative Writing9691449
LMArena Multi-Turn9771481
EQ-Bench 4—1110

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen1.5 4b Chat better than Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is Qwen1.5 4b Chat or Qwen3.7 Max better for coding?

Qwen3.7 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.4 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Qwen1.5 4b Chat and Qwen3.7 Max share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen1.5 4b Chat has 13 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Max has 33.

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