Model comparison
Qwen3 Max vs Yi-Lightning
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 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 Max scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-Lightning in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Qwen3 Max leads 43.0 to 27.4.
Side by side
| Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.7 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2025-09-23 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $6 | — |
| Results tracked | 33 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Max leads
Qwen3 Max: 43.0 (#93), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1456 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| ALE-Bench | 370.45 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3 Max: —, Yi-Lightning: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 71.56 | — |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
Qwen3 Max: 22.6 (#190), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | 1302 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 72.5% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 30.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 4% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 5% | — |
| DTBench | 82.1% | — |
| LMCA | 28.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.38 | — |
Math Qwen3 Max leads
Qwen3 Max: 38.7 (#131), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1446 | 1300 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 18.9% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 73.3% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 97.1% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3 Max leads
Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#78), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1455 | 1286 |
| GPQA Diamond | 72.6% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 48.7% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3 Max leads
Qwen3 Max: 53.7 (#62), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1429 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1478 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1449 | 1305 |
| LMArena German | 1463 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 1399 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1428 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1462 | 1315 |
Instruction Following Qwen3 Max leads
Qwen3 Max: 74.8 (#87), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1419 | 1278 |
Long Context Qwen3 Max leads
Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#134), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1438 | 1297 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | — |
| CL-bench | 14.5% | — |
Writing & Preference Qwen3 Max leads
Qwen3 Max: 62.4 (#76), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1439 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1446 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3 Max better than Yi-Lightning?
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen3 Max or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Qwen3 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.0 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3 Max and Yi-Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3 Max has 33 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.