Model comparison
DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: DeepSeek V4 Pro #46 (Supported); Qwen3.6 Plus #30 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. DeepSeek V4 Pro and Qwen3.6 Plus share 14 comparable benchmark results. 4 of 8 categories are comparable. 9 results are unique to DeepSeek V4 Pro; 46 to Qwen3.6 Plus.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 14
- DeepSeek V4 Pro only
- 9
- Qwen3.6 Plus only
- 46
- Comparable categories
- 4 / 8
Pick Qwen3.6 Plus if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeek V4 Pro only becomes the better choice if you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 4 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Qwen3.6 Plus is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 65.2 to 60.66. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Qwen3.6 Plus's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 60.5 against 31.7. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HMMT Feb 2026, 31.7% to 87.8%.
Qwen3.6 Plus is the reasoning model in the pair, while DeepSeek V4 Pro is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Δ | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | DeepSeek V4 Pro31.7 | Margin→ 28.8 | Qwen3.6 Plus60.5 |
| Knowledge | DeepSeek V4 Pro41.3 | Margin→ 15.8 | Qwen3.6 Plus57.1 |
| Coding | DeepSeek V4 Pro65.3 | Margin→ 5.0 | Qwen3.6 Plus70.3 |
| Agentic | DeepSeek V4 Pro59.1 | Margin→ 2.5 | Qwen3.6 Plus61.6 |
| Reasoning | DeepSeek V4 ProNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6 Plus62.0 |
| Multilingual | DeepSeek V4 ProNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6 Plus84.7 |
| Multimodal | DeepSeek V4 ProNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6 Plus79.8 |
| Inst. Following | DeepSeek V4 ProNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6 Plus82.3 |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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HMMT Feb 2026
MathA 31.7%B 87.8%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 56.1HMMT Feb 2026: DeepSeek V4 Pro scored 31.7%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 87.8%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
HLE
KnowledgeA 7.7%B 28.8%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 21.1HLE: DeepSeek V4 Pro scored 7.7%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 28.8%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
GPQA
KnowledgeA 72.9%B 90.4%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 17.5GPQA: DeepSeek V4 Pro scored 72.9%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 90.4%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMLU-Pro
KnowledgeA 82.9%B 88.5%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 5.6MMLU-Pro: DeepSeek V4 Pro scored 82.9%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 88.5%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
SWE-bench Verified
CodingA 73.6%B 78.8%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 5.2SWE-bench Verified: DeepSeek V4 Pro scored 73.6%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 78.8%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Qwen3.6 Plus | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | DeepSeek V4 Pro$0.435 input / $0.87 output | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | DeepSeek V4 ProNot available | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | DeepSeek V4 ProNot available | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | DeepSeek V4 Pro1M | Qwen3.6 Plus1M | Listed context windows are equal. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
AgenticQwen3.6 Plus wins16 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 59.1% | 61.6% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| MCP AtlasSource | 69.4% | 48.2% | DeepSeek V4 Pro leads |
| ToolathlonSource | 46.3% | 39.8% | DeepSeek V4 Pro leads |
| Claw-EvalSource | 59.8% | 58.8% | DeepSeek V4 Pro leads |
| Gert LabsSource | 50.28% | 50.60% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| ResearchClawBenchSource | 17.1% | 18.0% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| QwenClawBenchSource | — | 57.2% | Not comparable |
| τ³-bench resultsSource | — | 70.7% | Not comparable |
| VITA-BenchSource | — | 44.3% | Not comparable |
| DeepPlanningSource | — | 41.5% | Not comparable |
| MCP-TasksSource | — | 74.1% | Not comparable |
| WideResearchSource | — | 74.3% | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | — | 27.6% | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | — | 97.7% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 31.8% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 1135 | Not comparable |
CodingQwen3.6 Plus wins8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | 73.6% | 78.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| SWE-bench ProSource | 52.1% | 56.6% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| SWE MultilingualSource | 69.8% | 73.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 59.1% | — | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBench v6Source | — | 87.1% | Not comparable |
| Vibe Code BenchSource | — | 25.56% | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | — | 54.5% | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | — | 40.7% | Not comparable |
Reasoning6 benchmarks
KnowledgeQwen3.6 Plus wins15 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProSource | 82.9% | 88.5% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| SimpleQASource | 45% | — | Not comparable |
| Chinese-SimpleQASource | 75.8% | — | Not comparable |
| GPQASource | 72.9% | 90.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| GPQA-DSource | 72.9% | — | Not comparable |
| HLESource | 7.7% | 28.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| SuperGPQASource | — | 71.6% | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ReduxSource | — | 94.5% | Not comparable |
| C-EvalSource | — | 93.3% | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | — | 39.6% | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | — | 88.2% | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | — | 25.7% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | 2.7% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 26.2% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 32.0% | Not comparable |
MathQwen3.6 Plus wins10 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMMT Feb 2026Source | 31.7% | 87.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| IMOAnswerBenchSource | 35.3% | — | Not comparable |
| ApexSource | 0.4% | — | Not comparable |
| Apex ShortlistSource | 9.2% | — | Not comparable |
| AIME26Source | — | 95.3% | Not comparable |
| HMMT Feb 2025Source | — | 96.7% | Not comparable |
| HMMT Nov 2025Source | — | 94.6% | Not comparable |
| MMAnswerBenchSource | — | 83.8% | Not comparable |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source | — | 26.207% | Not comparable |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source | — | 8.333% | Not comparable |
Multilingual2 benchmarks
Multimodal9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1264 | 1249 | DeepSeek V4 Pro leads |
| MMMUSource | — | 86.0% | Not comparable |
| MMMU-ProSource | — | 78.8% | Not comparable |
| MathVisionSource | — | 88.0% | Not comparable |
| VideoMMMUSource | — | 84.0% | Not comparable |
| ScreenSpot ProSource | — | 68.2% | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | — | 81.5% | Not comparable |
| V*Source | — | 96.9% | Not comparable |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | — | 78.0% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (5)
Which is better, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 65.2 to 60.66. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HMMT Feb 2026, where the scores are 31.7% and 87.8%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 57.1 versus 41.3. Inside this category, HLE is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 70.3 versus 65.3. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for math, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 60.5 versus 31.7. Inside this category, HMMT Feb 2026 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for agentic tasks, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 61.6 versus 59.1. Inside this category, MCP Atlas is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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