# Qwen3.7 Max vs Step 5 Preview

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Qwen3.7 Max and Step 5 Preview across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/qwen3-7-max-vs-step-5-preview
- Last updated: September 21, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Pick Step 5 Preview if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.7 Max only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Step 5 Preview leads overall 72 to 66.91.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 75.1 for Qwen3.7 Max and 78.5 for Step 5 Preview.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is MCP Atlas in Agentic, with scores of 76.4% and 85.6%.
- Qwen3.7 Max is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Qwen3.7 Max | Step 5 Preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Alibaba | StepFun |
| Type | Proprietary | Pending |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 66.91 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 41 | 22 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $1.00 / $2.70 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Coming soon
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 41.5 (Supported · #112/154)
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 69.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | 64.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | 65.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 75.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 76.4% | 85.6% | Step 5 Preview |
| VITA-Bench | 47.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 53.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 64.27% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | 18.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 61.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.0% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Coming soon | 33.30% | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | Coming soon | 84.7% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 44.0% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 74.1% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 59.0% | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | Coming soon | 37.8% | Coming soon |
| DRACO | Coming soon | 83.3% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 88.7% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 29.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Coming soon
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 50.1 (Supported · #64/156)
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 60.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 78.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 47.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | 53.5% | 58.9% | Step 5 Preview |
| LiveCodeBench | 91.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 69.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 53.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 87.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 68.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 67.7% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.0% | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | Coming soon | 80.5% | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | Coming soon | 72.7% | Coming soon |
| MLS-Bench Lite | Coming soon | 40.5% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Coming soon
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 75.1 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: 78.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 90.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CritPt | 13.4% | 20.9% | Step 5 Preview |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Coming soon
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: Coming soon
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: 61.2 (#28/49)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | Coming soon | 60.3% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 76% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Coming soon
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 61.7 (Supported · #30/186)
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 92.4% | 93.5% | Step 5 Preview |
| HLE | 41.4% | 46.5% | Step 5 Preview |
| MMLU-Pro | 89.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Redux | 95% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | 73.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMLU | 90.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 90.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 89.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Coming soon
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 100 (#1/12)
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | 87% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NOVA-63 | 59.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| INCLUDE | 86.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MAXIFE | 89.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PolyMath | 86.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Coming soon
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 89.2 (#17/124)
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 94.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | 79.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Coming soon
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 81.9 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 97.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | 90.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex | 44.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Qwen3.7 Max or Step 5 Preview?

Step 5 Preview is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Qwen3.7 Max and Step 5 Preview?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 75.1 for Qwen3.7 Max and 78.5 for Step 5 Preview.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.7 Max cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.7 Max currently has 41 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Step 5 Preview cover on BenchLM?

Step 5 Preview currently has 22 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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