# Qwen3 Max vs Yi-Lightning

> Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/qwen3-max-vs-yi-lightning
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3 Max scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-Lightning in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Qwen3 Max leads 43.0 to 27.4.

## Snapshot

| | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.7 | 37.1 |
| Rank | 87 | 209 |
| Context | 262K | — |
| Input $/M | $1.20 | — |
| Output $/M | $6 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Qwen3 Max: 43.0 (#93)
- Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)

| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1456 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| ALE-Bench | 370.45 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Qwen3 Max: —
- Yi-Lightning: —

| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 71.56 | — |

## Reasoning

- Qwen3 Max: 22.6 (#190)
- Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)

| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | 1302 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 72.5% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 30.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 4% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 5% | — |
| DTBench | 82.1% | — |
| LMCA | 28.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.38 | — |

## Math

- Qwen3 Max: 38.7 (#131)
- Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)

| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1446 | 1300 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 18.9% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 73.3% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 97.1% | — |

## Knowledge

- Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#78)
- Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)

| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1455 | 1286 |
| GPQA Diamond | 72.6% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 48.7% | — |

## Multilingual

- Qwen3 Max: 53.7 (#62)
- Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)

| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1429 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1478 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1449 | 1305 |
| LMArena German | 1463 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 1399 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1428 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1462 | 1315 |

## Instruction Following

- Qwen3 Max: 74.8 (#87)
- Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)

| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1419 | 1278 |

## Long Context

- Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#134)
- Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)

| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1438 | 1297 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | — |
| CL-bench | 14.5% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Qwen3 Max: 62.4 (#76)
- Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)

| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1439 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1446 | 1311 |

## FAQ

### Is Qwen3 Max better than Yi-Lightning?

Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Qwen3 Max or Yi-Lightning better for coding?

Qwen3 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.0 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Qwen3 Max and Yi-Lightning share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3 Max has 33 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.