Model comparison
Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs Wizardlm 70b
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher in 7 categories and Wizardlm 70b 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 34.8.
- Wizardlm 70b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 70b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 51.5 | 33.0 |
| 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 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54), Wizardlm 70b: 31.4 (#285)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1471 | 1081 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.7% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1482 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —, Wizardlm 70b: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 4,254 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53), Wizardlm 70b: 20.7 (#234)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1457 | 1079 |
| 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 70b: 32.2 (#218)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1465 | 1116 |
| 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 70b: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 87.4% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 52% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1478 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48), Wizardlm 70b: 29.6 (#265)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1437 | 1078 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1487 | 1052 |
| LMArena Russian | 1445 | 1155 |
| LMArena French | 1449 | — |
| LMArena German | — | 1083 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55), Wizardlm 70b: 56.3 (#273)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1438 | 1093 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61), Wizardlm 70b: 33.3 (#263)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1457 | 1097 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60), Wizardlm 70b: 34.8 (#269)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1447 | 1120 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1435 | 1149 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1456 | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview better than Wizardlm 70b?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview or Wizardlm 70b better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 31.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.6 Max Preview and Wizardlm 70b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 70b has 12.