Model comparison
Qwen1.5-7B vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen1.5-7B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.1 to 29.8.
- Qwen1.5-7B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 44.7 |
| Released | 2024-02-04 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 31.6 (#271), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 43.4 (#79)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1107 | 1488 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 19.5 (#237), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 29.6 (#81)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1066 | 1483 |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 29.0 (#222), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 37.3 (#99)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1080 | 1473 |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 28.2 (#239), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.1 (#104)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1055 | 1489 |
| MMLU | 62.6% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 28.6 (#266), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.4 (#21)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1058 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1140 | 1534 |
| LMArena Russian | 1006 | 1472 |
| LMArena French | — | 1483 |
| LMArena German | — | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1438 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 54.4 (#276), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.2 (#28)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1058 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#261), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#44)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1090 | 1477 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 29.8 (#288), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.1 (#39)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1084 | 1471 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1035 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1061 | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen1.5-7B better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen1.5-7B or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 31.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen1.5-7B and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen1.5-7B has 13 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.