Model comparison
GPT-6 Sol vs Qwen Max
GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.2 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-6 Sol scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen Max in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-6 Sol leads 59.6 to 30.3.
- Qwen Max is cheaper at $1.60 / $6.40 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $10 for GPT-6 Sol.
- GPT-6 Sol accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 33K.
Side by side
| GPT-6 Sol | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 49.2 | 34.4 |
| Released | 2026-09-22 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 33K |
| Max output | 128K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 22 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 59.6 (#11), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1453 | 1288 |
| DeepSWE | 68.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 49.3% | — |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1692 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-6 Sol: 33.5 (#49), Qwen Max: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | 28% | — |
Reasoning GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 49.3 (#34), Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1420 | 1270 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 90.1% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 53.3% | — |
Math GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 35.8 (#135), Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1404 | 1275 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 43.0 (#87), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1449 | 1248 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-6 Sol: 47.6 (#9), Qwen Max: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture Assembly | 58.3% | — |
Multilingual GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 51.0 (#113), Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1389 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1416 | 1254 |
| LMArena Russian | 1407 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1377 | 1290 |
| LMArena French | — | 1329 |
| LMArena German | — | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1141 |
Instruction Following GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 74.4 (#97), Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1406 | 1262 |
Long Context GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 43.2 (#100), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1415 | 1289 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
Writing & Preference GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 72.3 (#15), Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1396 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1392 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1405 | 1277 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2125 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-6 Sol better than Qwen Max?
GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.2 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Sol or Qwen Max?
Qwen Max is cheaper. It lists at $1.60 per million input tokens and $6.40 per million output tokens; GPT-6 Sol lists at $2 and $10.
Is GPT-6 Sol or Qwen Max better for coding?
GPT-6 Sol scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.6 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-6 Sol does, with 1.05M tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-6 Sol and Qwen Max share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-6 Sol has 22 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.