Noometry

Model comparison

Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412

Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 39.2 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

Qwen3.6 Max Preview Alibaba (Qwen)

51.5

Rank #43 Confirmed

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 StepFun

39.2

Rank #171 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher in 8 categories and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 57.6 to 35.2.

Side by side

Qwen3.6 Max PreviewStep 2 16k Exp 202412
ProviderAlibaba (Qwen)StepFun
Noometry Index51.539.2
Released2026-04-20—
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window262K—
Max output66K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.30—
Output $ / M tokens$7.80—
Results tracked2912

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Category by category

Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)

BenchmarkQwen3.6 Max PreviewStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Coding14711316
SWE-bench Verified76.7%—
LMArena WebDev1482—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —

BenchmarkQwen3.6 Max PreviewStep 2 16k Exp 202412
Vending-Bench 24,254—

Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)

BenchmarkQwen3.6 Max PreviewStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Hard Prompts14571299
SimpleBench63%—
NYT Connections (extended)74.1%—
Chess Puzzles20%—
Mystery Game Puzzles19%—
DTBench87.2%—
LMCA42.5%—
Epoch Capabilities Index149.24—

Math Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)

BenchmarkQwen3.6 Max PreviewStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Math14651304
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202591.1%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)23.1%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)4.2%—

Knowledge Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)

BenchmarkQwen3.6 Max PreviewStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Expert14781279
GPQA Diamond87.4%—
SimpleQA Verified52%—

Multilingual Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)

BenchmarkQwen3.6 Max PreviewStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Non-English14371290
LMArena Chinese14871331
LMArena Russian14451324
LMArena French1449—
LMArena Spanish1454—

Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)

BenchmarkQwen3.6 Max PreviewStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Instruction Following14381287

Long Context Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)

BenchmarkQwen3.6 Max PreviewStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Longer Query14571307

Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads

Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)

BenchmarkQwen3.6 Max PreviewStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Text14471321
LMArena Creative Writing14351328
LMArena Multi-Turn14561292

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 39.2 on the Noometry Index.

Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 38.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Qwen3.6 Max Preview and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.

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