Model comparison
Qwen3.6 Plus vs Wizardlm 70b
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.6 Plus 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 Plus leads 62.2 to 34.8.
- Wizardlm 70b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen3.6 Plus | Wizardlm 70b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 47.5 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2026-03-31 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | — |
| Results tracked | 37 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130), Wizardlm 70b: 31.4 (#285)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1467 | 1081 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 57.9% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1461 | — |
| SciCode | 40.7% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 670.15 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Plus: —, Wizardlm 70b: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,115 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93), Wizardlm 70b: 20.7 (#234)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1449 | 1079 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.3% | — |
| CritPt | 2.9% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 17% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 59.5% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 12% | — |
| DTBench | 81.9% | — |
| LMCA | 33.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 147.65 | — |
Math Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54), Wizardlm 70b: 32.2 (#218)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1450 | 1116 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 38.2% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 93.3% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 26.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 8.3% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45), Wizardlm 70b: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 88.4% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 44.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1454 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70), Wizardlm 70b: 29.6 (#265)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1424 | 1078 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1477 | 1052 |
| LMArena German | 1452 | 1083 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1155 |
| LMArena French | 1455 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1389 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1379 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1432 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74), Wizardlm 70b: 56.3 (#273)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1425 | 1093 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49), Wizardlm 70b: 33.3 (#263)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1439 | 1097 |
| CL-bench | 20.3% | — |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82), Wizardlm 70b: 34.8 (#269)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1120 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1404 | 1149 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1438 | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.6 Plus better than Wizardlm 70b?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen3.6 Plus or Wizardlm 70b better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 31.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.6 Plus and Wizardlm 70b share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.6 Plus has 37 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 70b has 12.