Model comparison
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) vs Soofi S 30B-A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Evidence parity. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) and Soofi S 30B-A3B share 0 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 22 results are unique to Qwen 3.6 Max (preview); 8 to Soofi S 30B-A3B.
Updated July 15, 2026- Shared results
- 0
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) only
- 22
- Soofi S 30B-A3B only
- 8
- Comparable categories
- 1 / 8
Pick Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Soofi S 30B-A3B only becomes the better choice if you need the larger 1M context window or you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 69 to 45. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)'s sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 73.9 against 49.9.
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) is the reasoning model in the pair, while Soofi S 30B-A3B 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. Soofi S 30B-A3B gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not available | Soofi S 30B-A3B$0 input / $0 output | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not available | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not available | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)256K | Soofi S 30B-A3B1M | Soofi S 30B-A3B lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic4 benchmarks
Coding7 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench ProSource | 57.3% | — | Not comparable |
| SciCodeSource | 47% | — | Not comparable |
| NL2RepoSource | 42.9% | — | Not comparable |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 65.4% | — | Not comparable |
| Terminal-Bench HardSource | 43.9% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 46.9% | — | Not comparable |
| HumanEvalSource | — | 73.8% | Not comparable |
Reasoning4 benchmarks
KnowledgeQwen 3.6 Max (preview) wins11 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SuperGPQASource | 73.9% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 40.0% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 88.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | 28.9% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 10.2% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 37.7% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 44.2% | — | Not comparable |
| GPQASource | — | 43.4% | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 43.4% | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 51.4% | Not comparable |
| AGIEvalSource | — | 66.9% | Not comparable |
Math3 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 76.6% | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) or Soofi S 30B-A3B?
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 69 to 45.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) or Soofi S 30B-A3B?
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 73.9 versus 49.9. Soofi S 30B-A3B stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
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