# Qwen3.5 Plus vs Qwen3 Max

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Qwen3.5 Plus and Qwen3 Max across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/qwen3-5-plus-vs-qwen3-max
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Qwen3.5 Plus and Qwen3 Max share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Qwen3.5 Plus | Qwen3 Max |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Alibaba | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 51.63 | 43.82 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 4 | 2 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.40 / $2.40 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Qwen3.5 Plus public-lane score: 50.2 (Estimated · #62/151)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 Plus | Qwen3 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| JobBench | 18.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 43.74% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Qwen3.5 Plus public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 45.4 (Estimated · #107/183)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 Plus | Qwen3 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 15.74% | 3.51% | Qwen3.5 Plus |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Qwen3.5 Plus public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 55.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Qwen3.5 Plus public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 43.8 (Estimated · #123/181)

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Qwen3.5 Plus public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 51.7 (#78/120)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Qwen3.5 Plus public-lane score: 39.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 Plus | Qwen3 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 21.034% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 2.083% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Qwen3.5 Plus and Qwen3 Max?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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## Explore More

- [Qwen3.5 Plus profile](/models/qwen3-5-plus)
- [Qwen3 Max profile](/models/qwen3-max)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)