# DBRX vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview

> Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-qwen3-6-max-preview
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 15

## Summary

- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 57.6 to 14.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 32.9% for DBRX and 87.4% for Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
- DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 51.5 |
| Rank | 311 | 43 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $1.30 |
| Output $/M | — | $7.80 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.9 (#266)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1471 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1482 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- DBRX: —
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 21.4 (#222)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1457 |
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| DTBench | — | 87.2% |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 149.24 |

## Math

- DBRX: 24.3 (#269)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1465 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#294)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 87.4% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1478 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.3 (#268)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1487 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1445 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1454 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.5 (#270)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1438 |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#258)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1457 |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.6 (#275)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1456 |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.