Model comparison
Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs Yi-Lightning
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.6 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 knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 57.6 to 35.4.
Side by side
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 51.5 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2026-04-20 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $7.80 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1471 | 1312 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.7% | — |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1482 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —, Yi-Lightning: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 4,254 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1457 | 1302 |
| 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), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1465 | 1300 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 91.1% | — |
| 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), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1478 | 1286 |
| GPQA Diamond | 87.4% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 52% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1437 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1487 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1449 | 1305 |
| LMArena Russian | 1445 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | 1315 |
| LMArena German | — | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1192 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1438 | 1278 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1457 | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1447 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1435 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1456 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview better than Yi-Lightning?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.6 Max Preview and Yi-Lightning share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.