# DBRX vs Qwen Plus

> Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.7 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-qwen-plus
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 15

## Summary

- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 1 category and Qwen Plus in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen Plus leads 52.4 to 33.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.7% for DBRX and 65.3% for Qwen Plus.
- DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 36.7 |
| Rank | 307 | 204 |
| Context | — | 1M |
| Input $/M | — | $0.40 |
| Output $/M | — | $1.20 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.3 (#262)
- Qwen Plus: 38.3 (#163)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1328 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 20.5 (#218)
- Qwen Plus: 27.6 (#101)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |

## Math

- DBRX: 22.3 (#265)
- Qwen Plus: 22.0 (#266)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1326 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | 65.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#289)
- Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#245)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 48.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1328 |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.4 (#263)
- Qwen Plus: 45.3 (#170)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1095 | — |
| LMArena German | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.7 (#265)
- Qwen Plus: 69.0 (#176)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1303 |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#253)
- Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#153)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1325 |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.7 (#271)
- Qwen Plus: 52.4 (#171)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1336 |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than Qwen Plus?

Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.7 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.

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

Qwen Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.3 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.

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

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.