Model comparison
Qwen2.5-Max vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen2.5-Max 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 55.6.
Side by side
| Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.1 | 44.7 |
| Released | 2025-01-25 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 27 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 41.2 (#118), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 43.4 (#79)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1488 |
| LiveBench Coding | 64.4% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 24.6 (#144), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 29.6 (#81)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1360 | 1483 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 51.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 67.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 132.54 | — |
| LiveBench | 62.3% | — |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 34.3 (#162), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 37.3 (#99)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1369 | 1473 |
| LiveBench Math | 58.4% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 34.8 (#181), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.1 (#104)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1337 | 1489 |
| Confabulations | 21.8% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 48.3 (#140), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.4 (#21)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1352 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1382 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1396 | 1483 |
| LMArena German | 1350 | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1299 | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | 1304 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1353 | 1472 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1377 | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 71.5 (#147), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.2 (#28)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1335 | 1467 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 75.3% | — |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 41.3 (#137), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#44)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1358 | 1477 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 55.6 (#141), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.1 (#39)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1367 | 1471 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1339 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1364 | 1478 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 72.9% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 56.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen2.5-Max better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen2.5-Max or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 41.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen2.5-Max and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen2.5-Max has 27 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.