# DBRX vs Qwen Max

> Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.4 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-qwen-max
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 19

## Summary

- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen Max in 6 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen Max leads 30.3 to 14.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.7% for DBRX and 67.2% for Qwen Max.
- DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 34.4 |
| Rank | 307 | 226 |
| Context | — | 33K |
| Input $/M | — | $1.60 |
| Output $/M | — | $6.40 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.3 (#262)
- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 20.5 (#218)
- Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1270 |

## Math

- DBRX: 22.3 (#265)
- Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1275 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | 67.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#289)
- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1248 |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.4 (#263)
- Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1095 | 1329 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1141 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1290 |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.7 (#265)
- Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1262 |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#253)
- Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1289 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.7 (#271)
- Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1277 |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than Qwen Max?

Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.4 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or Qwen Max better for coding?

DBRX scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and Qwen Max share?

19 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.