Model comparison
Qwen2.5-Max vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.3 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen2.5-Max scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3.6 Plus in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 56.1 to 34.8.
Side by side
| Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.1 | 47.3 |
| Released | 2025-01-25 | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $3 |
| Results tracked | 27 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Qwen2.5-Max: 41.2 (#118), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.6 (#125)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1467 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1461 |
| SciCode | — | 40.7% |
| LiveBench Coding | 64.4% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 670.15 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen2.5-Max: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 24.6 (#144), Qwen3.6 Plus: 28.5 (#89)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1360 | 1449 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 132.54 | 147.67 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.3% |
| CritPt | — | 2.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 17% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 51.4% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 67.9% | — |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| LiveBench | 62.3% | — |
Math Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 34.3 (#162), Qwen3.6 Plus: 50.6 (#44)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1369 | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| LiveBench Math | 58.4% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 34.8 (#181), Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#40)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1337 | 1456 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
| Confabulations | 21.8% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 48.3 (#140), Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.5 (#66)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1352 | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1382 | 1478 |
| LMArena French | 1396 | 1454 |
| LMArena German | 1350 | 1451 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1299 | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | 1304 | 1381 |
| LMArena Russian | 1353 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1377 | 1432 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 71.5 (#147), Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.2 (#70)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1335 | 1425 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 75.3% | — |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 41.3 (#137), Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.1 (#48)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1358 | 1440 |
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen2.5-Max: 55.6 (#141), Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.4 (#78)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1367 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1339 | 1405 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1364 | 1438 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 72.9% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 56.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen2.5-Max better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.3 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen2.5-Max or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (41.2 vs 40.6); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Qwen2.5-Max and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen2.5-Max has 27 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.