# Qwen3.7 Max vs ZAYA1-8B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Qwen3.7 Max and ZAYA1-8B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/qwen3-7-max-vs-zaya1-8b
- Last updated: October 2, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 9
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.7 Max leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.7 Max has the higher overall point estimate 63.46 to 31.63. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 89.2 for Qwen3.7 Max and 22.8 for ZAYA1-8B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is BFCL v4 in Agentic, with scores of 75.0% and 39.2%.
- ZAYA1-8B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Qwen3.7 Max also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Qwen3.7 Max | ZAYA1-8B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Alibaba | Zyphra |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 131K |
| Overall Score | 63.46 | 31.63 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 41 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 39.3 (Supported · #60/119)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | ZAYA1-8B | 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% | 39.2% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| MCP Atlas | 76.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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 |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 45.4 (Supported · #54/144)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | ZAYA1-8B | 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% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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 |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 65.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 76.3 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 90.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CritPt | 13.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 59.8 (Supported · #41/171)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: 33.4 (Estimated · #121/171)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.4% | 71% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| GPQA-D | 92.4% | 71.0% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| HLE | 41.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 89.6% | 74.2% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| 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: Not comparable
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 100 (#1/16)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | ZAYA1-8B | 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: Qwen3.7 Max
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 89.2 (#17/125)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: 22.8 (#122/125)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 94.3% | 85.6% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| IFBench | 79.1% | 52.6% | Qwen3.7 Max |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 81.9 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 97.1% | 71.6% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| IMOAnswerBench | 90.0% | 59.3% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Apex | 44.5% | 32.2% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 89.1% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Qwen3.7 Max or ZAYA1-8B?

Qwen3.7 Max has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Qwen3.7 Max and ZAYA1-8B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 89.2 for Qwen3.7 Max and 22.8 for ZAYA1-8B.

### 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 ZAYA1-8B cover on BenchLM?

ZAYA1-8B currently has 11 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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