Head-to-head comparison across 3benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Claude Mythos 5
99
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)
79
Verified leaderboard positions: Claude Mythos 5 #1 · Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) unranked
Pick Claude Mythos 5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
Agentic
+21.6 difference
Coding
+31.8 difference
Knowledge
+0.7 difference
Claude Mythos 5
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)
$10 / $50
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1M+
256K
Pick Claude Mythos 5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
Claude Mythos 5 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 99 to 79. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Claude Mythos 5's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 85.9 against 54.1. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Pro, 80.3% to 57.3%.
Claude Mythos 5 gives you the larger context window at 1M+, compared with 256K for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).
Claude Mythos 5 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 99 to 79. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Pro, where the scores are 80.3% and 57.3%.
Claude Mythos 5 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 74.6 versus 73.9. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
Claude Mythos 5 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 85.9 versus 54.1. Inside this category, SWE-bench Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Claude Mythos 5 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 87 versus 65.4. Inside this category, GDPval-AA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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