Model comparison
Qwen3.6 Plus vs Soofi S 30B-A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verified leaderboard positions: Qwen3.6 Plus #14; Soofi S 30B-A3B unranked
Evidence parity. Qwen3.6 Plus and Soofi S 30B-A3B share 2 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 59 results are unique to Qwen3.6 Plus; 6 to Soofi S 30B-A3B.
Updated July 15, 2026- Shared results
- 2
- Qwen3.6 Plus only
- 59
- Soofi S 30B-A3B only
- 6
- Comparable categories
- 1 / 8
Pick Qwen3.6 Plus if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Soofi S 30B-A3B 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 2 shared benchmark results across 1 evidence category; 1 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 provisional aggregate, 64 to 45. 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 knowledge, where it averages 57.5 against 49.9. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is GPQA, 90.4% to 43.4%.
Qwen3.6 Plus 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.
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 | Soofi S 30B-A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Qwen3.6 Plus57.5 | Margin← 7.6 | Soofi S 30B-A3B49.9 |
| Agentic | Qwen3.6 Plus61.6 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
| Coding | Qwen3.6 Plus64.9 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
| Reasoning | Qwen3.6 Plus62.0 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
| Math | Qwen3.6 Plus60.5 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
| Multilingual | Qwen3.6 Plus84.7 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
| Multimodal | Qwen3.6 Plus79.8 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
| Inst. Following | Qwen3.6 Plus82.3 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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GPQA
KnowledgeA 90.4%B 43.4%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 47GPQA: Qwen3.6 Plus scored 90.4%; Soofi S 30B-A3B scored 43.4%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMLU-Pro
KnowledgeA 88.5%B 51.4%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 37.1MMLU-Pro: Qwen3.6 Plus scored 88.5%; Soofi S 30B-A3B scored 51.4%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Qwen3.6 Plus | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | Soofi S 30B-A3B$0 input / $0 output | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Qwen3.6 Plus1M | Soofi S 30B-A3B1M | Listed context windows are equal. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic16 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Soofi S 30B-A3B | 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% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 31.8% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 1135 | — | Not comparable |
| Gert LabsSource | 50.60% | — | Not comparable |
| ResearchClawBenchSource | 18.0% | — | Not comparable |
Coding9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Soofi S 30B-A3B | 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% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | 54.5% | — | Not comparable |
| Terminal-Bench HardSource | 43.9% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 40.7% | — | Not comparable |
| HumanEvalSource | — | 73.8% | Not comparable |
Reasoning6 benchmarks
KnowledgeQwen3.6 Plus wins14 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 90.4% | 43.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| SuperGPQASource | 71.6% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | 88.5% | 51.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| MMLU-ReduxSource | 94.5% | — | Not comparable |
| C-EvalSource | 93.3% | — | Not comparable |
| HLESource | 28.8% | — | 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 |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 43.4% | Not comparable |
| AGIEvalSource | — | 66.9% | Not comparable |
Math8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Soofi S 30B-A3B | 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 |
| GSM8KSource | — | 86.1% | Not comparable |
Multilingual2 benchmarks
Multimodal9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | Soofi S 30B-A3B | 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 | 1254 | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, Qwen3.6 Plus or Soofi S 30B-A3B?
Qwen3.6 Plus is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 64 to 45. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 90.4% and 43.4%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Qwen3.6 Plus or Soofi S 30B-A3B?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 57.5 versus 49.9. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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