Model comparison
Qwen1.5-7B vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 31.4 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 Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 63.8 to 29.6.
- Qwen1.5-7B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 51.5 |
| Released | 2024-02-04 | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.80 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 32.2 (#276), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1107 | 1471 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1482 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen1.5-7B: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 20.4 (#240), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1065 | 1457 |
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| DTBench | — | 87.2% |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 149.24 |
Math Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 31.4 (#224), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1080 | 1465 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 28.7 (#243), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1055 | 1478 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 87.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
| MMLU | 62.6% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 28.5 (#271), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1058 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1141 | 1487 |
| LMArena Russian | 1006 | 1445 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1454 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 54.1 (#281), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1058 | 1438 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#266), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1090 | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 29.6 (#293), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1083 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1035 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1062 | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen1.5-7B better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen1.5-7B or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 32.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen1.5-7B and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen1.5-7B has 13 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.