# Qwen3.6 27B vs Yi-Lightning

> Qwen3.6 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/qwen3-6-27b-vs-yi-lightning
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 27B leads 52.4 to 34.8.
- Qwen3.6 27B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Qwen3.6 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.9 | 36.5 |
| Rank | 112 | 206 |
| Context | 262K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | — |
| Output $/M | $3.60 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Qwen3.6 27B: 38.5 (#162)
- Yi-Lightning: 27.0 (#315)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| SciCode | 37.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1313 |

## Reasoning

- Qwen3.6 27B: 24.4 (#148)
- Yi-Lightning: 24.9 (#137)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0.9% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1302 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 7% | — |
| DTBench | 78.1% | — |
| LMCA | 34.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.47 | — |

## Math

- Qwen3.6 27B: 47.5 (#56)
- Yi-Lightning: 33.5 (#173)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 35.1% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 91.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1300 |

## Knowledge

- Qwen3.6 27B: 52.4 (#58)
- Yi-Lightning: 34.8 (#182)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 85.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1286 |

## Multilingual

- Qwen3.6 27B: —
- Yi-Lightning: 42.4 (#191)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1320 |
| LMArena French | — | 1304 |
| LMArena German | — | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1315 |

## Instruction Following

- Qwen3.6 27B: —
- Yi-Lightning: 67.6 (#191)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1278 |

## Long Context

- Qwen3.6 27B: —
- Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#176)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1297 |

## Writing & Preference

- Qwen3.6 27B: 50.3 (#180)
- Yi-Lightning: 50.4 (#178)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1026 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1311 |

## FAQ

### Is Qwen3.6 27B better than Yi-Lightning?

Qwen3.6 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Qwen3.6 27B or Yi-Lightning better for coding?

Qwen3.6 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.5 versus 27.0 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Qwen3.6 27B and Yi-Lightning share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.6 27B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.