Model comparison
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeek
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.1 to 50.0.
- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 44.7 |
| Released | 2024-09-06 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.3 (#274), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 43.4 (#79)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1310 | 1488 |
| Aider Polyglot | 17.8% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 53.2% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 83.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 74.1% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 24.5 (#145), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 29.6 (#81)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1289 | 1483 |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 33.3 (#177), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 37.3 (#99)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1289 | 1473 |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.2 (#190), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.1 (#104)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1266 | 1489 |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.7 (#188), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.4 (#21)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1317 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1288 | 1483 |
| LMArena German | 1258 | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1228 | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | 1209 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1289 | 1472 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1248 | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.7 (#189), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.2 (#28)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1280 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#169), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#44)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1301 | 1477 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 50.0 (#182), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.1 (#39)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1294 | 1471 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1285 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1297 | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 31.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.