# Llama 2-70B vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview

> Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/llama-2-70b-vs-qwen3-6-max-preview
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 18

## Summary

- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 2-70B 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 7.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 0% for Llama 2-70B and 91.1% for Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
- Llama 2-70B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Llama 2-70B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 24.4 | 51.5 |
| Rank | 349 | 43 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $1.30 |
| Output $/M | — | $7.80 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Llama 2-70B: 31.4 (#286)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1079 | 1471 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1482 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Llama 2-70B: —
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —

| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |

## Reasoning

- Llama 2-70B: 14.4 (#325)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1073 | 1457 |
| DTBench | 41.6% | 87.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 113.79 | 149.24 |
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 64.9% | — |
| CommonsenseQA 2.0 | 50% | — |
| ForecastBench | 51.4 | — |
| HellaSwag | 85.3% | — |
| LAMBADA | 78.9% | — |
| PIQA | 82.8% | — |
| WinoGrande | 80.2% | — |

## Math

- Llama 2-70B: 8.1 (#326)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0% | 91.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1091 | 1465 |
| MATH Level 5 | 3.3% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |
| GSM8K | 69.6% | — |

## Knowledge

- Llama 2-70B: 7.4 (#310)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 26.3% | 87.4% |
| LMArena Expert | 1039 | 1478 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 78.3% | — |
| BoolQ | 88.6% | — |
| MMLU | 69.9% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 60.2% | — |
| TriviaQA | 87.6% | — |

## Multilingual

- Llama 2-70B: 27.7 (#274)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1045 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | 995 | 1487 |
| LMArena French | 1090 | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | 1083 | 1445 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1143 | 1454 |
| LMArena German | 1041 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 927 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 964 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Llama 2-70B: 54.9 (#278)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1071 | 1438 |

## Long Context

- Llama 2-70B: 32.3 (#270)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1062 | 1457 |

## Writing & Preference

- Llama 2-70B: 32.3 (#279)
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)

| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1115 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1075 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1088 | 1456 |

## FAQ

### Is Llama 2-70B better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Llama 2-70B or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 31.4 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Llama 2-70B and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?

18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 2-70B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.