# Laguna M.1 vs Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Laguna M.1 and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/laguna-m-1-vs-qwen3-6-max-preview
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Laguna M.1 only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads overall 54.95 to 35.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 28.7 for Laguna M.1 and 47.1 for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.0 in Agentic, with scores of 45.8% and 65.4%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Laguna M.1 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Poolside | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 256K |
| Overall Score | null | 54.95 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 10 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 45.8% | 65.4% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 34.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 59.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: 28.7 (Supported · #96/143)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: 47.1 (Supported · #47/143)

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 74.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 63.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 49.2% | 57.3% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 45.8% | 65.4% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 68.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 57.6% | 72.8% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 47% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 42.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 27.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 68.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 73.9% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: 41.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 23.103% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 4.167% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Laguna M.1 or Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?

Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Laguna M.1 and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 28.7 for Laguna M.1 and 47.1 for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).

### How many benchmarks does Laguna M.1 cover on BenchLM?

Laguna M.1 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) cover on BenchLM?

Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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