Model comparison
Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 10× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.6 Max Preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 41.7 to 22.4.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $1.30 / $7.80 for Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
- Qwen3 Coder Next has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 51.5 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2026-04-20 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.30 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $7.80 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 29 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.7% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1482 | — |
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1471 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —, Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 4,254 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 63% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 74.1% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 20% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1457 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
| DTBench | 87.2% | — |
| LMCA | 42.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 149.24 | — |
Math Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 91.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1465 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 23.1% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 4.2% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 87.4% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 52% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1478 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1437 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1487 | — |
| LMArena French | 1449 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1445 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1438 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1457 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1447 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1435 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1456 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 10× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.6 Max Preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 Max Preview or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 Max Preview lists at $1.30 and $7.80.
Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 36.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.6 Max Preview and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.