Model comparison
Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs Wizardlm 13b
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher in 7 categories and Wizardlm 13b in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 63.8 to 30.5.
- Wizardlm 13b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 13b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 51.5 | 31.4 |
| Released | 2026-04-20 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $7.80 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54), Wizardlm 13b: 30.1 (#298)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1471 | 1035 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.7% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1482 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —, Wizardlm 13b: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 4,254 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53), Wizardlm 13b: 19.4 (#259)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1457 | 1018 |
| SimpleBench | 63% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 74.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 20% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
| DTBench | 87.2% | — |
| LMCA | 42.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 149.24 | — |
Math Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46), Wizardlm 13b: 30.2 (#238)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1465 | 1017 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 91.1% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 23.1% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 4.2% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39), Wizardlm 13b: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 87.4% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 52% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1478 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48), Wizardlm 13b: 27.1 (#277)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1437 | 1034 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1487 | 1023 |
| LMArena French | 1449 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1445 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55), Wizardlm 13b: 53.5 (#285)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1438 | 1048 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61), Wizardlm 13b: 32.0 (#273)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1457 | 1054 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60), Wizardlm 13b: 30.5 (#287)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1447 | 1077 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1435 | 1091 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1456 | 1047 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview better than Wizardlm 13b?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview or Wizardlm 13b better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.6 Max Preview and Wizardlm 13b share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 13b has 10.