# Qwen Max vs Yi-1.5-34B

> Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.4 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/qwen-max-vs-yi-1-5-34b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 19

## Summary

- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen Max scores higher in 6 categories and Yi-1.5-34B in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen Max leads 30.3 to 14.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 67.2% for Qwen Max and 25.5% for Yi-1.5-34B.
- Yi-1.5-34B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Qwen Max | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 34.4 | 30.2 |
| Rank | 226 | 286 |
| Context | 33K | — |
| Input $/M | $1.60 | — |
| Output $/M | $6.40 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288)
- Yi-1.5-34B: 31.9 (#267)

| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1288 | 1169 |
| Aider Polyglot | 21.8% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 33.9% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 43.8% |

## Reasoning

- Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154)
- Yi-1.5-34B: 21.5 (#195)

| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1270 | 1160 |

## Math

- Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272)
- Yi-1.5-34B: 25.3 (#248)

| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1275 | 1182 |
| MATH Level 5 | 67.2% | 25.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.1% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 1% | — |

## Knowledge

- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222)
- Yi-1.5-34B: 14.8 (#290)

| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 56.1% | 32% |
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | 1144 |

## Multilingual

- Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197)
- Yi-1.5-34B: 32.5 (#251)

| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1263 | 1121 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1254 | 1213 |
| LMArena French | 1329 | 1155 |
| LMArena German | 1254 | 1111 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1205 | 1021 |
| LMArena Korean | 1141 | 1005 |
| LMArena Russian | 1274 | 1091 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1290 | 1120 |

## Instruction Following

- Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203)
- Yi-1.5-34B: 59.4 (#252)

| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1262 | 1139 |

## Long Context

- Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175)
- Yi-1.5-34B: 34.6 (#243)

| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1289 | 1144 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200)
- Yi-1.5-34B: 37.6 (#252)

| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1282 | 1173 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1248 | 1135 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1277 | 1153 |

## FAQ

### Is Qwen Max better than Yi-1.5-34B?

Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.4 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Qwen Max or Yi-1.5-34B better for coding?

Yi-1.5-34B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.9 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Qwen Max and Yi-1.5-34B share?

19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen Max has 23 scored results on Noometry and Yi-1.5-34B has 21.