Model comparison
Qwen3.6 Plus vs Qwen3 Max
Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Qwen3.6 Plus #30 (Supported); Qwen3 Max #128 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Qwen3.6 Plus and Qwen3 Max share 14 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 46 results are unique to Qwen3.6 Plus; 0 to Qwen3 Max.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 14
- Qwen3.6 Plus only
- 46
- Qwen3 Max only
- 0
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Qwen3.6 Plus and Qwen3 Max is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
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 | Qwen3.6 Plus | Δ | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Qwen3.6 Plus61.6 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 MaxNot measured |
| Coding | Qwen3.6 Plus70.3 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 MaxNot measured |
| Reasoning | Qwen3.6 Plus62.0 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 MaxNot measured |
| Knowledge | Qwen3.6 Plus57.1 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 MaxNot measured |
| Math | Qwen3.6 Plus60.5 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 MaxNot measured |
| Multilingual | Qwen3.6 Plus84.7 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 MaxNot measured |
| Multimodal | Qwen3.6 Plus79.8 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 MaxNot measured |
| Inst. Following | Qwen3.6 Plus82.3 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 MaxNot measured |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Max | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | Qwen3 MaxNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | Qwen3 MaxNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | Qwen3 MaxNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Qwen3.6 Plus1M | Qwen3 Max1M | Listed context windows are equal. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic16 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Max | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 61.6% | — | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | 58.8% | — | Not comparable |
| QwenClawBenchSource | 57.2% | — | Not comparable |
| τ³-bench resultsSource | 70.7% | — | Not comparable |
| VITA-BenchSource | 44.3% | — | Not comparable |
| DeepPlanningSource | 41.5% | — | Not comparable |
| ToolathlonSource | 39.8% | — | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | 48.2% | — | 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% | 74.3% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 31.8% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 1135 | — | Not comparable |
| Gert LabsSource | 50.60% | 43.74% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| ResearchClawBenchSource | 18.0% | — | Not comparable |
Coding7 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Max | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | 78.8% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | 56.6% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | 73.8% | — | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBench v6Source | 87.1% | — | Not comparable |
| Vibe Code BenchSource | 25.56% | 3.51% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA Coding IndexSource | 54.5% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 40.7% | 38.3% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
Reasoning4 benchmarks
Knowledge12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Max | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 90.4% | — | Not comparable |
| SuperGPQASource | 71.6% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | 88.5% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ReduxSource | 94.5% | — | Not comparable |
| C-EvalSource | 93.3% | — | Not comparable |
| HLESource | 28.8% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 39.6% | 24.0% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 88.2% | 76.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-HLESource | 25.7% | 11.1% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 2.7% | -43.1% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 26.2% | 24.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 32.0% | 89.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
Math7 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Max | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME26Source | 95.3% | — | Not comparable |
| HMMT Feb 2025Source | 96.7% | — | Not comparable |
| HMMT Nov 2025Source | 94.6% | — | Not comparable |
| HMMT Feb 2026Source | 87.8% | — | 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 | Qwen3.6 Plus | Qwen3 Max | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1249 | 1148 | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Qwen3.6 Plus and Qwen3 Max on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Qwen3.6 Plus and Qwen3 Max today?
Qwen3.6 Plus: Pricing unavailable Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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