Model comparison
Qwen3.6 Plus vs Yi-Lightning
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.6 Plus 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 Plus leads 56.1 to 35.4.
Side by side
| Qwen3.6 Plus | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 47.5 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2026-03-31 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | — |
| Results tracked | 37 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1467 | 1312 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 57.9% | — |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1461 | — |
| SciCode | 40.7% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 670.15 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.6 Plus: —, Yi-Lightning: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,115 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1449 | 1302 |
| 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), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1450 | 1300 |
| 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 Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1454 | 1286 |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.4% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 44.1% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1424 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1477 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1455 | 1305 |
| LMArena German | 1452 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1389 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 1379 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1432 | 1315 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1425 | 1278 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1439 | 1297 |
| CL-bench | 20.3% | — |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1404 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1438 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.6 Plus better than Yi-Lightning?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen3.6 Plus or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.6 Plus and Yi-Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.6 Plus has 37 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.