Model comparison
Qwen3.5 Max Preview vs Yi-Lightning
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher in 8 categories and Yi-Lightning in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 44.0 to 27.4.
Side by side
| Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 45.3 | 37.1 |
| Released | — | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1487 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1483 | 1302 |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1474 | 1300 |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1489 | 1286 |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1465 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1534 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1484 | 1305 |
| LMArena German | 1487 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1495 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 1438 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1471 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1470 | 1315 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1467 | 1278 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1476 | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1470 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1464 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1478 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.5 Max Preview better than Yi-Lightning?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen3.5 Max Preview or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.5 Max Preview and Yi-Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.