# Llama 13b vs Qwen3.6 27B

> Qwen3.6 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.2 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/llama-13b-vs-qwen3-6-27b
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 1

## Summary

- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Llama 13b scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 27B in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.6 27B leads 50.3 to 13.8.

## Snapshot

| | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 24.4 | 42.2 |
| Rank | 348 | 117 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.60 |
| Output $/M | — | $3.60 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Llama 13b: 21.4 (#337)
- Qwen3.6 27B: 39.1 (#163)

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 37.3% |
| LMArena Coding | 683 | — |

## Reasoning

- Llama 13b: 14.0 (#329)
- Qwen3.6 27B: 25.0 (#153)

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 100.58 | 146.5 |
| CritPt | — | 0.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 22% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 728 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 7% |
| DTBench | — | 78.1% |
| LMCA | — | 34.5% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 37.9% | — |
| HellaSwag | 79.2% | — |
| LAMBADA | 75.2% | — |
| PIQA | 80.1% | — |
| WinoGrande | 73% | — |

## Math

- Llama 13b: 26.7 (#256)
- Qwen3.6 27B: 48.5 (#62)

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 35.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |
| LMArena Math | 838 | — |
| GSM8K | 20.6% | — |

## Knowledge

- Llama 13b: —
- Qwen3.6 27B: 52.4 (#63)

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 85.9% |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 52.7% | — |
| BoolQ | 78.7% | — |
| MMLU | 47.7% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 56.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 77.9% | — |

## Multimodal

- Llama 13b: —
- Qwen3.6 27B: —

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| ScienceQA | 43.3% | — |

## Multilingual

- Llama 13b: 16.6 (#297)
- Qwen3.6 27B: —

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 819 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Llama 13b: 36.7 (#305)
- Qwen3.6 27B: —

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 781 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Llama 13b: 13.8 (#312)
- Qwen3.6 27B: 50.3 (#181)

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 834 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 794 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1026 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 753 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Llama 13b better than Qwen3.6 27B?

Qwen3.6 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.2 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Llama 13b or Qwen3.6 27B better for coding?

Qwen3.6 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.1 versus 21.4 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Llama 13b and Qwen3.6 27B share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. Llama 13b has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 27B has 11.