# Apodex 1.1 vs dots3-note Preview

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Apodex 1.1 and dots3-note Preview across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/apodex-1-1-vs-dots3-note-preview
- Last updated: October 9, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 7
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

dots3-note Preview leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- dots3-note Preview has the higher overall point estimate 63.3 to 50.64. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 45.4 for Apodex 1.1 and 57.7 for dots3-note Preview.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is APEX-Agents in Agentic, with scores of 38.5% and 30.8%.
- dots3-note Preview is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- dots3-note Preview also has the larger context window at 512K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Apodex 1.1 | dots3-note Preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Apodex | Dots Studio |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | N/A | 512K |
| Overall Score | 50.64 | 63.3 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 31 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 45.4 (Estimated · #52/122)
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: 57.7 (Estimated · #30/122)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | dots3-note Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 75.1% | dots3-note Preview |
| HLE w/ tools | 56.1% | 52.6% | Apodex 1.1 |
| APEX-Agents | 38.5% | 30.8% | Apodex 1.1 |
| DeepSearchQA | 92.4% | 92.1% | Apodex 1.1 |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 73.4% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 55.6% | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | Coming soon | 52.8% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 83.3% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 78.9% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 42.7 (Estimated · #59/146)
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | dots3-note Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 75.1% | dots3-note Preview |
| SWE-bench Verified | 77.7% | 78.4% | dots3-note Preview |
| Codeforces | Coming soon | 3056.0 | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 91.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 75.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 61% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 49.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 76.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: 72.9 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | dots3-note Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | Coming soon | 81.4% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 77.7 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: 67.2 (Unranked · 10 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | dots3-note Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SimpleVQA | Coming soon | 72.5% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 79.1% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 87.7% | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench | Coming soon | 19.0% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 83.1% | Coming soon |
| GDP.pdf (no tools) | Coming soon | 60.7% | Coming soon |
| PerceptionBench | Coming soon | 53.4% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 50.0% | Coming soon |
| MMVU | Coming soon | 79.9% | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | Coming soon | 86.8% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 53.5 (Supported · #59/174)
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | dots3-note Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 56.1% | 52.6% | Apodex 1.1 |
| FrontierScience Research | 63.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-difficult) | 35.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: 84.5 (#39/125)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | dots3-note Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 80.4% | Coming soon |
| IFEval | Coming soon | 93.9% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | dots3-note Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IMO 2026 | 31/42 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 90.9% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Apodex 1.1 or dots3-note Preview?

dots3-note Preview has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Apodex 1.1 and dots3-note Preview?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 45.4 for Apodex 1.1 and 57.7 for dots3-note Preview.

### How many benchmarks does Apodex 1.1 cover on BenchLM?

Apodex 1.1 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does dots3-note Preview cover on BenchLM?

dots3-note Preview currently has 31 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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