# Llama 2-13B vs Qwen3.7 Max

> Qwen3.7 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.4 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/llama-2-13b-vs-qwen3-7-max
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 15

## Summary

- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 2-13B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.7 Max in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.7 Max leads 48.4 to 12.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is DTBench: 42.2% for Llama 2-13B and 92.3% for Qwen3.7 Max.
- Llama 2-13B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Llama 2-13B | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.1 | 51.4 |
| Rank | 304 | 35 |
| Context | — | 1M |
| Input $/M | — | $2.50 |
| Output $/M | — | $7.50 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Llama 2-13B: 30.4 (#287)
- Qwen3.7 Max: 50.2 (#43)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1062 | 1498 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 77.3% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1515 |
| SciCode | — | 48.8% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,189 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Llama 2-13B: —
- Qwen3.7 Max: 21.8 (#129)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | — | 0.4% |

## Reasoning

- Llama 2-13B: 12.3 (#333)
- Qwen3.7 Max: 48.4 (#36)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 19% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1051 | 1483 |
| DTBench | 42.2% | 92.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 105.8 | 153.74 |
| SimpleBench | — | 70.4% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 85.1% |
| CritPt | — | 13.4% |
| EBR-Bench | — | 9.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 32% |
| LMCA | — | 44% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 58.2% | — |
| HellaSwag | 80.7% | — |
| LAMBADA | 76.5% | — |
| PIQA | 80.8% | — |
| WinoGrande | 72.8% | — |

## Math

- Llama 2-13B: 28.7 (#226)
- Qwen3.7 Max: 62.3 (#26)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1065 | 1488 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 64.6% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 34.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 95.6% |
| ProofBench | — | 26% |
| GSM8K | 36.9% | — |

## Knowledge

- Llama 2-13B: 27.5 (#244)
- Qwen3.7 Max: 61.7 (#24)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1030 | 1488 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 90.9% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 55.8% |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 60.3% | — |
| BoolQ | 82.4% | — |
| MMLU | 55.6% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 57% | — |
| TriviaQA | 79.6% | — |

## Multimodal

- Llama 2-13B: —
- Qwen3.7 Max: —

| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| ScienceQA | 55.8% | — |

## Multilingual

- Llama 2-13B: 26.7 (#274)
- Qwen3.7 Max: 57.1 (#13)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1024 | 1475 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1001 | 1533 |
| LMArena Russian | 1055 | 1482 |
| LMArena French | 1043 | — |
| LMArena German | 1009 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 894 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 953 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1086 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Llama 2-13B: 53.5 (#282)
- Qwen3.7 Max: 76.9 (#34)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1046 | 1460 |

## Long Context

- Llama 2-13B: 32.3 (#264)
- Qwen3.7 Max: 45.4 (#34)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1064 | 1484 |

## Writing & Preference

- Llama 2-13B: 30.0 (#284)
- Qwen3.7 Max: 65.2 (#52)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1085 | 1476 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1047 | 1450 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1050 | 1482 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1110 |

## FAQ

### Is Llama 2-13B better than Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.4 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Llama 2-13B or Qwen3.7 Max better for coding?

Qwen3.7 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.2 versus 30.4 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Llama 2-13B and Qwen3.7 Max share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 2-13B has 32 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Max has 33.