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Best Alibaba Qwen Models in October 2026
As of October 2026, Qwen3.8 Max leads the Noometry Index with a score of 56.8, ahead of Qwen3.7 Max at 51.5.
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Every ranked Alibaba Qwen model, from the current flagship down.
- Qwen3.8 Max 56.8
- Qwen3.7 Max 51.5
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview 51.5
- Qwen3.6 Plus 47.5
- Qwen3.5 397B-A17B 46.0
- Qwen3.8 27B 46.0
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview 45.3
- Qwen3.7 Plus 45.3
- Qwen3 Max 43.7
- Qwen3 235B-A22B 43.5
Full ranking
49 models
| 1 |  Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.8 Max | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | 1M | 56.8 | $2 | $6 | 18.9 | — |
| 2 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.7 Max | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | 1M | 51.5 | $2.50 | $7.50 | 13.7 | — |
| 3 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | 262K | 51.5 | $1.30 | $7.80 | 17.6 | — |
| 4 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.6 Plus | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | 1M | 47.5 | $0.50 | $3 | 42.2 | — |
| 5 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.5 397B-A17B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 262K | 46.0 | $0.60 | $3.60 | 34.1 | 9 |
| 6 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.8 27B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 262K | 46.0 | $0.99 | $1.49 | 41.2 | — |
| 7 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | — | 45.3 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.7 Plus | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | 1M | 45.3 | $0.40 | $1.60 | 64.8 | — |
| 9 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3 Max | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | 262K | 43.7 | $1.20 | $6 | 18.2 | 48 |
| 10 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3 235B-A22B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 131K | 43.5 | $0.70 | $2.80 | 35.5 | 85 |
| 11 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 131K | 43.2 | $0.70 | $2.80 | 35.3 | — |
| 12 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 131K | 43.0 | $0.50 | $2 | 49.2 | 111 |
| 13 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.5 Plus | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | 1M | 42.9 | $0.40 | $2.40 | 47.6 | — |
| 14 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.5-Flash | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | 1M | 42.5 | $0.10 | $0.40 | 243 | — |
| 15 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.6 27B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 262K | 42.2 | $0.60 | $3.60 | 31.3 | — |
| 16 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 262K | 42.1 | $0.40 | $3.20 | 38.3 | — |
| 17 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 262K | 42.0 | $0.25 | $2 | 61 | — |
| 18 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.5 27B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 262K | 41.9 | $0.30 | $2.40 | 50.7 | — |
| 19 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen2.5-Max | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | — | 40.7 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.7 Flash | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | 1M | 39.9 | $0.03 | $0.13 | 726 | — |
| 21 | Alibaba (Qwen) QwQ-32B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | — | 39.8 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3 32B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 131K | 39.2 | $0.70 | $2.80 | 32 | 86 |
| 23 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3-30B-A3B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 41K | 38.9 | $0.12 | $0.50 | 181 | 42 |
| 24 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | — | 38.8 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.6 Flash | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | 1M | 38.8 | $0.19 | $1.13 | 91.9 | — |
| 26 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 262K | 38.1 | $1.50 | $7.50 | 12.7 | 67 |
| 27 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 262K | 37.6 | $0.25 | $1.49 | 67.5 | — |
| 28 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen Plus | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | 1M | 37.1 | $0.40 | $1.20 | 61.8 | 37 |
| 29 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3 14B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 131K | 35.5 | $0.35 | $1.40 | 57.9 | 79 |
| 30 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen Max | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | 33K | 34.7 | $1.60 | $6.40 | 12.4 | — |
| 31 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3 Coder Next | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 262K | 34.3 | $0.12 | $0.80 | 118 | — |
| 32 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen1.5-110B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | — | 34.2 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3.5-9B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 262K | 33.8 | $0.10 | $0.15 | 300 | — |
| 34 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3 8B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 131K | 33.7 | $0.18 | $0.70 | 109 | — |
| 35 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 33K | 33.4 | $0.66 | $1 | 44.8 | — |
| 36 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen1.5-14B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | — | 32.7 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3-4B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | — | 31.9 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 131K | 31.9 | $1.40 | $5.60 | 13 | — |
| 39 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen1.5-7B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | — | 31.4 | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen-14B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | — | 31.4 | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen1.5-72B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | — | 30.8 | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen1.5-32B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | — | 30.5 | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 131K | 30.1 | $0.70 | $2.80 | 24.6 | — |
| 44 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen2-72B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | — | 30.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 131K | 29.9 | $2.80 | $8.40 | 7.13 | 43 |
| 46 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen2.5 7B Instruct | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | 131K | 29.0 | $0.17 | $0.70 | 94.6 | — |
| 47 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen1.5 4b Chat | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | — | 28.8 | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen Turbo | Alibaba (Qwen) | Proprietary | 1M | 27.1 | $0.05 | $0.20 | 310 | — |
| 49 | Alibaba (Qwen) Qwen3-1.7B | Alibaba (Qwen) | Open | — | 26.6 | — | — | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Which Alibaba Qwen model is best?
As of October 2026, Qwen3.8 Max leads the Noometry Index with a score of 56.8, ahead of Qwen3.7 Max at 51.5.
What are the top 5 in this ranking?
Qwen3.8 Max, Qwen3.7 Max, Qwen3.6 Max Preview, Qwen3.6 Plus, Qwen3.5 397B-A17B, in that order, as of October 2026.
How is this list ranked?
By the Noometry Index, which is fitted from every public benchmark result and adjusted for how hard each benchmark is. Models need several independent results to be ranked.